What new do we know aboutNotiophilus persicus Breit, 1914 (Coleoptera: Carabidae)?

N. persicus Breit is a little-known species, which, to date, has not been described in the scientific literature to the full. While carrying out the examination of the genus represented in more than 60 museum collections, the author of the present article has asserted only 4 specimens of this species. The article describes the appearance of N. persicus Breit, a special emphasis being put on the male’s morphology and the peculiarities of its genitalia, since the species has been considered only on the basis of females’ description before. The key for the identification of the species similar to N. persicus Breit has been worked out. The new data on its distribution are published indicating it for the territory of Turkmenistan for the first time.