Astenus nigromaculatus (MOTSCHULSKY 1858)

Material examined: Saudi Arabia: 2♀♀, Al Bahah, Al Mukhwah Dhi Ayn Arch. vill., 19°55'46''N, 41°26'30''E, 740 m, 15.V.2011, leg. Sharaf (cAss) ; 1♀, same data, but 11.V.2011 (cAss); 1♀, Al Bahah, W Elzaraeb, 20°04'24''N, 41°23'12''E, 2090 m, 9.V.2011, leg. Sharaf (cAss) ; 1♀, Al Urdiyah, Wadi Gonouna, 19°25'46'N, 41°36'18''E, 350 m, 12.V.2011, leg. Sharaf (cAss).

Comment: The distribution of A. nigromaculatus ranges from the Canary Islands and the Iberian Peninsula across North Africa to the Middle East (SMETANA 2004). The species had already been recorded from Saudi Arabia by COIFFAIT (1981, 1982).