Tachysphex palopterus (Dahlbom, 1845) Distribution in the Arabian Peninsula: Arabia (Roche 2007), Oman (Guichard 1980; Pulawski 2007; Roche 2007), Saudi Arabia (Pulawski 2007; Gadallah et al. 2013), United Arab Emirates (Hamer 1986, 1988; Gillett & Gillett 2005; Howarth & Gillett 2008; Straka & Schmid-Egger 2017), Yemen (Pulawski 2007). Extralimital distribution: North Africa to Gambia, Israel, Niger, Sudan.