Robber flies (Diptera: Asiloidea: Asilidae) of northern Iran, with four new records for Iranian fauna

The specimens were collected from northern Iran using the sweeping net and Malaise traps during ۲۰۱۰-۲۰۱۹. A total of ۲۵ species were identified, of which four species are recorded for the first time from Iran: Choerades femorata (Meigen, ۱۸۰۴), Dysmachus dentiger Richter, ۱۹۶۲, Heteropogon ornatipes Loew, ۱۸۵۱, and Neomochtherus schineri (Egger, ۱۸۵۵). Also, some species are new provincial records for the northern provinces of Iran. Local and global geographical distributions of all ۲۵ species, diagnostic characters of the newly recorded species, and their photos are provided.