Saeedeh Hakimian - Department of Entomology, Faculty of Agriculture, Tarbiat Modares University, P. O. Box: ۱۴۱۱۵-۳۳۶, Tehran, Iran
Ali Asghar Talebi - Department of Entomology, Faculty of Agriculture, Tarbiat Modares University, P. O. Box: ۱۴۱۱۵-۳۳۶, Tehran, Iran
Babak Gharali - Department of Entomology, Research Center for Agriculture and Natural Resources, Shahid Beheshti Blvd. No. ۱۱۸, P. O. Box: ۳۴۱۸۵- ۶۱۸, Ghazvin, Iran

The genus Conophorus Meigen, ۱۸۰۳ (Diptera: Bombyliidae: Conophorini) was studied in the north and northwestern parts of Iran. Three species of the genus Conophorus were identified; two of them are recorded for the first time from Iran, namely: C. pseudaduncus Paramonov, ۱۹۲۹ and C. rjabovi Paramonov, ۱۹۲۹, in addition to C. glaucescens (Loew, ۱۸۶۳), which was previously recorded in Iran. Morphological characters, geographical distributions, and an identification key for the three collected species are provided.

Iran, new record, Diptera, Bombyliidae, Conophorus