Ampedus sanguinolentus sanguinolentus (Schrank, 1776)

Distribution in Iran. Alborz (Bodemeyer 1927; Farahbakhsh 1961 as Elater sanguinolentus Schrank), Fars (Farahbakhsh 1961 as E. sanguinolentus; Modarres Awal 1997), Isfahan, northern provinces (Modarres Awal 1997), Iran (no locality cited) (Cate et al. 2002; Cate 2007).

General distribution. Albania, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belgium, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Belarus, Bulgaria, China, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, Iran, Italy, Kazakhstan, Korea, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxemburg, Macedonia, Moldavia, Mongolia, Morocco, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Serbia-Montenegro, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine (Cate 2007).