Tachytes archaeophilus Pulawski, 1962 Distribution in the Arabian Peninsula: Oman (Guichard 1980; Roche 2007), Saudi Arabia (Gadallah & Assery 2004b; Gadallah et al. 2013), United Arab Emirates (Hamer 1986, 1988; Guichard 1994b; Gillett & Gillett 2005; Schmid-Egger 2014). Extralimital distribution: Egypt, Israel.