Linzer biol. Beitr. 40/2 1435-1442 19.12.2008 New records of Pompilidae (Hymenoptera) from Iran E. EBRAHIMI, C. SCHMID-EGGER & R. WAHIS A b s t r a c t : The present paper mentions 43 species of the family Pompilidae. They were collected from different parts of Iran and identified by Raymond Wahis and Christian Schmid-Egger. The list is a first step towards a faunal review of this family in Iran. Some zoogeographical viewpoints are discussed. K e y w o r d s : Pompilidae, Hymenoptera, Fauna, Iran. Introduction The fauna of spider wasps (Pompilidae) from Iran is nearly unknown. Until now, there is no summarizing faunal publication about the country. Only scattered records are pub- lished in the literature (e.g ESMAILI & RASTEGAR 1954, WOLF 2003). But from zoo- geographical viewpoint, Iran is a very important country because it is markedly rich in species, and influenced from various zoogeographical zones. The present species list is an evaluation of a pompilid collection of an Iranian scientific Institution ("Iranian Research Institute of Plant Protection " in Tehran). A few additional unpublished records are added. The list represent a first step towards a faunal research about Iranian Pompilidae. Material and Methods The specimens were collected by different researchers and originates from the collection of the "Iranian Research Institute of Plant Protection" in Tehran/Iran. These records are marked with "col. Tehran". Some other records originate from the coll. Schmid-Egger (SE) and from a present revisional project (Schmid-Egger in prep). The specimens were identified by Raymond Wahis (various genera) and Christian Schmid-Egger (esp. Cryptocheilus and others). We do not list literature for identification here, because there are only few recent revisions or summarizing papers useful for Iran. The species identification bases mainly on the long experience and large collection of Raymond Wahis. The genus Cryptocheilus is recently "under revision" by Christian Schmid-Egger, therefore species identification base on these (not yet published) results, and types comparison. Some exception in literature citations are made for important recent papers. © Biologiezentrum Linz/Austria; download unter www.biologiezentrum.at