Sphex leuconotus Brullé, 1833 .

Distribution in Iran: Ardabil (de Beaumont 1957), Guilan (Ghahari et al. 2008), Sistan-o Baluchestan (Gussakovskij 1933).

General distribution: Afghanistan, Africa, Algeria, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Cyprus, France, Greece, Iran, Israel, Italy, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Libya, Morocco, Portugal, Romania, Spain, Syria, Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan.

Remarks: This species was first recorded as Sphex pachysoma Kohl, 1890 from Bampur and Bazman (Kerman province—Gussakovskij 1933), which are parts of Sistan-o Baluchestan province.