Sphex fumicatus Christ, 1791

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.