Cardiophorus nigratissimus Buysson, 1891

Distribution in Iran. Bushehr, East Azarbaijan, Khuzestan, Zanjan (Cate et al. 2002), Chaharmahal & Bakhtiari (Bagheri et al. 2004a), Fars, Qazvin, Tehran (Platia 2013a), Golestan (Mardjanaian et al. 2013), Iran (no locality cited) (Buysson 1906; Jakobson 1913; Mardjanian 1987; Agaev 1988; Khanjani 2006; Cate 2007; Platia 2013a).

New materials. Fars (Mian Jangal), Guilan (Sang Rud-Jirand), Hamadan (Goltappe to Allsadr cave Road, 20 km S Allsadr), Kordestan (13 km S Saqqez; 34 km S Sanandaj), Lorestan (5–15 km SW Dorud; Azna-Arak road; Caman Sultan), West Azarbajjan (Ghasemlo S Orumiyeh), Zanjan (Zangan-Passo N Sorkheh Disaj) (Platia coll.).

General distribution. Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Iran, Iraq, Syria, Turkey, Turkmenistan (Cate 2007), Russia (South European Territory) (Prosvirov 2013).