Catalogue of Ampulicidae, Crabronidae and Sphecidae of Iran (Hymenoptera, Apoidea) Author Jahantigh, Fatemeh Author Rakhshani, Ehsan Author Mokhtari, Azizollah Author Ramroodi, Sara text Zootaxa 2017 4307 1 1 96 journal article 32360 10.11646/zootaxa.4307.1.1 d7c23b6e-a4cd-4921-97eb-a8b1c4e0a75b 1175-5326 846082 DAB32738-02F7-4A41-894A-9F06B0526C56 Liris niger ( Fabricius, 1775 ) Distribution in Iran : Alborz , Ardabil , Bushehr (Ebrahimi 2014), East Azerbaijan ( Ghazi-Soltani et al . 2010a ; Ghazi-Soltani et al . 2010b ), Fars ( Atbaei et al . 2015 ; Rezaei & Fallahzadeh 2015 ), Golestan (Ebrahimi 2014), Mazandaran (Ebrahimi 2014; Samin et al. 2015), Sistan-o Baluchestan (de Beaumont 1970 ), Tehran (Ebrahimi 2014). General distribution: Afghanistan , Albania , Algeria , Austria , Bulgaria , China , Croatia , Cyprus , Egypt , Eritrea , France , Germany , Greece , Hungary , India , Iran , Israel , Italy , Jordan , Kazakhstan , Libya , Malaysia , Malta , Mongolia , Morocco , Poland , Portugal , Romania , Russia , Slovakia , Slovenia , Sri Lanka , Sudan , Switzerland , Tajikistan , Tunisia , Turkey , Turkmenistan , Ukraine , Uzbekistan , Yemen . Remarks: The subspecies Liris niger niger has been recorded from Iran ( Atbaei et al . 2015 ; Rezaei & Fallahzadeh 2015 ).