Ampedus cardinalis (Schiödte, 1865)

Distribution in Iran. Iran (no locality cited) (Cate et al. 2002; Platia 2013a).

General distribution. Albania, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Norway, Poland, Russia (South European Territory), Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Ukraine (Cate 2007), Montenegro (Kovacs et al. 2011), Switzerland (Chittaro & Blanc 2012), Turkey (Oncul-Abacigil et al. 2012).

Comments. Presence of this species in Iran is doubtful and needs confirmation.