Sphex argentatus Fabricius, 1787

Distribution in the Arabian Peninsula: Kuwait (Al-Houty 1989 as Sphex umbrosus, 1997).

Extralimital distribution: Australia, Benin, Botswana, China, Egypt, Indonesia, Japan, Kenya, Laos, Malawi, Malaysia, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa, Tanzania, Thailand, Vietnam, Zambia, Zimbabwe.