Catalogue of Ampulicidae, Crabronidae and Sphecidae of Iran (Hymenoptera, Apoidea) Jahantigh, Fatemeh Rakhshani, Ehsan Mokhtari, Azizollah Ramroodi, Sara Zootaxa 2017 4307 1 1 96 7BH8X Dahlbom, 1845 Dahlbom 1845 [151,600,474,500] Insecta Crabronidae Tachysphex Animalia Hymenoptera 61 62 Arthropoda species sordidus   Distribution in Iran: Ardabil( Pulawski 1971), Kerman( Gussakovskij 1933; Pulawski 1971), Khorasan-e Razavi( Pulawski 1971), Sistan-o Baluchestan, Tehran( Gussakovskij 1933; Pulawski 1971).  General distribution: Cyprus, Egypt, Greece, Iran, Israel, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan.   Remarks:In the original description, this species was recorded as  Tachysphex grandissimus Gussakovskij, 1933from Iran.