Prionyx crudelis (F. Smith, 1856)

Gadallah, Neveen S., 2020, Biodiversity of the aculeate wasps (Hymenoptera: Aculeata) of the Arabian Peninsula: Apoidea (Spheciformes), Sphecidae (sensu stricto), Zootaxa 4754 (1), pp. 77-90 : 85

Prionyx crudelis (F. Smith, 1856)

Distribution in the Arabian Peninsula: Bahrain ( Guichard 1988), Kuwait ( Walker & Pittaway 1987; Al-Houty 1989, 1997), Oman ( Pérez 1907 as Sphex aegyptius Lepeletier de Saint-Fargeau, 1845 ; Walker & Pittaway 1987), Qatar ( Guichard 1988), Saudi Arabia (de Beaumont 1962 as Sphex crudelis ; Bohart & Menke 1976; Walker & Pittaway 1987; Guichard 1988; Gadallah & Assery 2004a; Roche 2007; Gadallah et al. 2013), United Arab Emirates ( Hamer 1986, 1988; Walker & Pittaway 1987; Guichard 1988; Gillett & Howarth 2004; Gillett & Gillett 2005; Howarth & Gillett 2008; Schmid-Egger 2011), Yemen ( Kohl 1906 as S. aegyptius ; Guiglia 1968 as S. aegyptius ).

Extralimital distribution: Bulgaria, Comoros, Cyprus, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Egypt, Eritrea, India, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Madagascar, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Philippines, Seychelles, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Turkey, Turkmenistan.