The Nitidula carnaria complex, with description of a new species from Central Asia, and a key to world species of the genus (Coleoptera: Nitidulidae)

The Nitidula carnaria complex is defined to comprise three Palaearctic species: the widely distributed (Schaller, 1783), N. maculosa Fairmaire, 1866 occurring in eremial of North Africa and Middle East, a newly described obenbergeri sp. nov. from northern China, Mongolia neighbouring territories Kazakhstan Russia. First records are given for Georgia, Pakistan Tajikistan; flavomaculata Rossi, 1790 Azerbaijan, Kyrgyzstan; rufipes (Linnaeus, 1767) Kyrgyzstan, China (Shaanxi) Russian Eastern Siberia. A lectotype latiplaga Solsky, 1876 designated fix its synonymy with established by Jelínek & Audisio (2007). Habitus photographs all species an identification key provided facilitate world species. Finally, comments on classification four Neotropical taxa previously classified genus offered following changes proposed: Mystrops bourgeoisi (Grouvelle, 1914), comb. nov., = M. gigas Kirejtshuk Couturier, 2009, syn. nov.; Catonura complanata (Germain, 1855), ruficollis (Reitter, 1873), rufithorax Reitter, 1883,