Gastrosericus waltlii Spinola, 1859

Distribution in the Arabian Peninsula: Arabia (Murai & Amr 2011), Kuwait (Al-Houty 1989, 1997; Murai & Amr 2011), Oman (Guichard 1980; Hamer 1986, 1988; Pulawski 1995; Roche 2007), Qatar (Pulawski 1995), Saudi Arabia (Pulawski 1995; Gadallah & Assery 2004b; Gadallah et al. 2013), United Arab Emirates (Hamer 1986, 1988; Pulawski 1995; Gillett & Gillett 2005; Howarth & Gillett 2008; Schmid-Egger 2011, 2014; Gess & Roosenschoon 2016), Yemen (Pulawski 1995).

Extralimital distribution: Algeria, Angola, Armenia, Chad, China, Cyprus, Egypt, Eritrea, Ghana, Greece, India, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Ivory Coast, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Libya, Malawi, Mali, Mongolia, Morocco, Namibia, Pakistan, Russia, Senegal, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Syria, Tanzania, Tunisia, Turkey, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Zimbabwe.