On the Staphylinidae of Saudi Arabia, with descriptions of two new species (Insecta: Coleoptera) Assing, V. Schülke, M. M. R A. S Linzer biologische Beiträge 2013 2013-07-31 45 1 141 154 HP27 (MOTSCHULSKY 1858) MOTSCHULSKY 1858 [163,658,454,476] Insecta Staphylinidae Astenus Animalia Coleoptera 4 145 Arthropoda species nigromaculatus  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. nigromaculatusranges 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 Arabiaby COIFFAIT (1981, 1982). 3762959310 2011-05-15 V Sharaf 740 19.929443 Al Mukhwah Dhi Ayn Arch. 21 41.44167 SaudiArabia 4 145 2 2 Al Bahah 3762959321 2011-05-11 V Sharaf 740 19.929443 Al Mukhwah Dhi Ayn Arch. 21 41.44167 SaudiArabia 4 145 1 1 Al Bahah 3762959320 [275,1066,550,575] 2011-05-09 V Sharaf 2090 20.073334 Elzaraeb 21 41.38667 4 145 1 1 Al Bahah 3762959313 [208,1046,574,599] 2011-05-12 V Sharaf 350 19.4294 Wadi Gonouna 41.605 Al Urdiyah 4 145 1 1 Al Bahah