Anthocomus (Anthocomus) rufus ssp. rufus (Herbst, 1784)
Cantharis coccineus Schaller, 1783; Malachius rufus Herbst, 1784; Malachius sanguinolentus Fabricius, 1787; Malachius erythromelas Gmelin, 1790; Anthocomus sanguinolentus Erichson, 1840; Anthocomus subscutellaris Pic, 1924; Anthocomus bedeli Méquignon, 1948 .
Regional distribution. “Perse” [sic!] (Abeille de Perrin 1890, as A. sanguinolentus). General distribution. Europe, Turkey, Syria, Iran, Turkmenistan (Mayor 2007).