Gastrosericus electus Nurse, 1903 Distribution in the Arabian Peninsula: Oman, Qatar (Pulawski 1995), Saudi Arabia (Pulawski 1995; Gadallah & Assery 2004b; Gadallah et al. 2013), United Arab Emirates (Roche 1981; Hamer 1986, 1988; Pulawski 1995; Gillett & Gillett 2005; Howarth & Gillett 2008; Schmid-Egger 2011, 2014). Extralimital distribution: India, Iran, Mali, Niger, Pakistan, Senegal, Uzbekistan.