Tachysphex detritus Arnold, 1924 Distribution in the Arabian Peninsula: Bahrain (Pulawski 1971, 2007), United Arab Emirates (Hamer 1986, 1988 both as Tachysphex maidli de Beaumont, 1940; Gillett & Gillett 2005 as T. maidly; Howarth & Gillett 2008 as T. maidli). Extralimital distribution: South Africa to North Africa, Israel, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan.