Bembix arenaria Handlirsch, 1893 Distribution in the Arabian Peninsula: Oman (Guichard 1980), Saudi Arabia (Guichard 1989a; Gadallah & Assery 2004a, c; Gadallah et al. 2013), United Arab Emirates (Schmid-Egger 2014; Gess & Roosenschoon 2016), Ye- men (Schmid-Egger 2014). Extralimital distribution: Egypt (Sinai Peninsula), Iran, Israel, Jordan, Palestine, Syria, Turkey.