Sphex fumicatus Christ, 1791

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scientific name	Sphex fumicatus Christ, 1791
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Distribution in the Arabian Peninsula: Kuwait ( Walker & Pittaway 1987), Oman ( Guichard 1980, 1988; Roche 2007 as Sphex fumicatus fumicatus ; Schmid-Egger 2014), Saudi Arabia ( Shalaby 1961 as Sphex umbrosus Christ, 1791 ; Guichard 1988; Gadallah & Assery 2004a; El-Hawagry et al. 2013; Gadallah et al. 2013), United Arab Emirates ( Hamer 1986, 1988; Gillett & Howarth 2004; Gillett & Gillett 2005; Howarth & Gillett 2008), Yemen ( Bingham 1898 as S. umbrosus var. metallicus Taschenberg, 1869 ; Kirby 1900 as Sphex erebus W.F. Kirby, 1900 ; Kohl 1906 as S. umbrosus var. metallicus ; Bohart & Menke 1976; Roche 2007 as S. fumicatus fumicatus ).

Extralimital distribution: Widespread in Africa, Central Asia, India, Turkey.