Contribution to the knowledge of Carabidae in Iran with the descriptions of five new taxa, proposing of four synonyms and providing of nine new records (Insecta: Coleoptera) Author Muilwijk, Jan 0000-0002-0230-226X Department of Entomology, Naturalis Biodiversity Centre, Darwinweg 2, 2333 CR Leiden, Netherlands. Jan. Muilwijk @ gmail. com; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0002 - 0230 - 226 X uilwijk@gmail.com Author Seiedy, Marjan 0000-0002-7661-9905 School of Biology and Center of Excellence in Phylogeny of Living Organisms, College of Science, University of Tehran, 14155 - 6455 Tehran, Iran. mseyyedi @ ut. ac. ir; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0002 - 7661 - 9905 mseyyedi@ut.ac.ir Author Wrase, David W. 0000-0003-1779-2684 Oderstrasse 2, D- 15306, Gusow-Platkow, Germany: carterus @ gmx. de; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0003 - 1779 - 2684 Corresponding author: Jan. Muilwijk @ gmail. com carterus@gmx.de text Zootaxa 2021 2021-11-09 5067 1 55 81 journal article 3649 10.11646/zootaxa.5067.1.3 dd93a9c2-28d2-4ea2-a9be-b7a06fd31459 1175-5326 5656502 592A67E2-F023-4D77-AF2D-82636E9087C6 Tachyura ( Tachyura ) shahinei ( Schatzmayr & Koch, 1934 ) ( Fig. 9 ) Examined material: Iran : 1 ♂ , 2 ♀♀ , Sistan and Baluchestan , 13 km SSE Nikshahr riv., 8–9.iv.1973 , Loc. no. 152, Exp. Nat. Mus. Praha. Muilwijk det., MNP , CJM ; 1 ♂ , Sistan and Baluchestan , Mask , valley of river Sarbaz , 3–4.iv.1973 , Loc. no. 146, Exp. Nat. Mus. Praha. Muilwijk det., MNP ; 1 ♂ , Sistan and Baluchestan , env. Sarbaz , valley of river Sarbaz , 1–2.iv.1973 , Loc. no. 145, Exp. Nat. Mus. Praha. Muilwijk det., MNP . Remark. The species can be recognized by its rather big size, and pale colour. Along the suture the elytra are darker orange coloured. The 8 th stria is parallel to the lateral margin. Striae 1–4 are well visible and punctated; pronotum cordiform. Distribution. Iran and Egypt . Remark. This species was listed in the genus Tachys by Azadbakhsh & Nozari (2015) but was not listed for Iran by Löbl & Löbl (2017) . Identification reference. Schatzmayr & Koch (1934) .