Sphex taschenbergi Magretti, 1884

Distribution in the Arabian Peninsula: S. Arabian Peninsula (Bohart & Menke 1976; Roche 2007), Oman (Schmid-

Egger 2014), United Arab Emirates (Schmid-Egger 2011 as Sphex argentatus Fabricius, 1787; Schmid-Egger

2014), Yemen (Kohl 1906 as Sphex umbrosus var. taschenbergi). Extralimital distribution: Chad, Egypt, Ethiopia, Namibia.