An annotated catalogue of the genus Tachysphex Kohl, 1883 of Iran (Hymenoptera Apoidea, Crabronidae) Author Rezaei, Shohreh Department of Entomology, Jahrom Branch, Islamic Azad University, Jahrom, Iran. Author Fallahzadeh, Majid Department of Entomology, Jahrom Branch, Islamic Azad University, Jahrom, Iran. Author Saghaei, Nazila Department of Entomology, Marvdasht Branch, Islamic Azad University, Marvdasht, Iran. Author Sadeghi, Maryam Department of Entomology, Marvdasht Branch, Islamic Azad University, Marvdasht, Iran. text Zootaxa 2020 2020-12-01 4890 1 67 82 journal article 9384 10.11646/zootaxa.4890.1.3 dddb8e0b-7020-4669-9b18-e2c660c9dcc0 1175-5326 4301560 BC7347A3-BE3E-4289-81E8-D70811B83038 Tachysphex grandissimus Gussakovskij, 1933 Tachysphex grandissimus Gussakovskij 1933:282 , ♀ , ³ (³ = Tachysphex sordidus ). Lectotype : ♀ , Iran : BampurKaskin, designated by Pulawski 1971:422 . Tachysphex argyrius (³ only): Gussakovskij 1933:280 ( Iran ), corrected to Tachysphex grandissimus by Gussakovskij 1952:237. Distribution in Iran : Sistan & Baluchestan ( Gussakovskij 1933 ; Pulawski 1971 ; 2007 ), Fars ( Sadeghi et al . 2018 ), Hormozgan ( Fallahzadeh et al . 2018 ). General distribution: Afrotropical ( Chad , Mali ); Oriental ( India , Pakistan , Sri Lanka ); Palaearctic ( Egypt , Israel , Kazakhstan , Kuwait , Libya , Morocco , Palestine , Saudi Arabia , Tajikistan , Tunisia , Turkmenistan , United Arab Emirates ).