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.