Cantharis (Cantharis) rufa Linnaeus, 1758

alexandris Pic, 1914; analis Stephens, 1829 ( Telephorus) nomen nudum [nomen nudum also in Stephens, 1829b, 1830, 1833]; conditiva Pic, 1912; confinis Stephens, 1830 ( Telephorus) [as nomen nudum in Stephens, 1829a, 1829b]; faetida Ménétriés, 1832; griseipennis Stephens, 1835 ( Telephorus) [as nomen nudum in Stephens, 1833]; korbi Pic, 1912; litterata Eschscholtz, 1818; liturata Fallén, 1807; maculicollis Stephens, 1835 ( Telephorus) [as nomen nudum in Stephens, 1833]; padana Fiori, 1914; roelofsi Pic, 1913; rufescens Dietrich, 1857 ( Telephorus); tenuelimbatus Ballion, 1871 ( Telephorus); testaceipes Stephens, 1830 ( Telephorus); turkestanica Pic, 1913.

Distribution in Iran. Generic records: Iran (Kerimova & Huseynova 2014).

Distribution outside Iran. Caucasus, most of Europe, Siberia, Turkey (Kerimova & Huseynova 2014), widespread and common in Europe and Asia (Kazantsev & Brancucci 2007; Kazantsev 2011; Fanti 2014).

Remarks. This species occurs in the Caucasian region, and its presence in Iran is perhaps possible only near the border with Armenia and Azerbaijan. Introduced in North America (Kazantsev & Brancucci 2007; Kazantsev 2011; Fanti 2014).