In the general list of rove beetles (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae) are included more than 300 species of Staphylinides present on the Republic of Moldova territory and in the present paper is presented the results obtained and accumulated in time for Ocypus curtipennis Motschulsky, 1849: the collection point, identification proofs, confirmation and storage in the basic collection, taxonomic classification,data related to origin and spread, aspects of bioecology, morphological elements. This species was found in 2010, being identified as a new species for our country’s fauna.