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Two new taxa of Anthaxia Eschscholtz, 1829 from Iran – Anthaxia (Anthaxia) bicolor lugowoji ssp. nov. and Anthaxia (Anthaxia) mareki sp. nov. of the Anthaxia dimidiata species-group are described and illustrated. The new taxa are compared to the species most similar to them, and data about their distributions, bionomy and taxonomic positions are given.