Trypoxylon splendidum Antropov, 2011 Distribution in the Arabian Peninsula: Oman (Guichard 1980 as Trypoxylon arabicum Gussakowskij, 1936; Antrop- ov 2011), Qatar (Antropov 2011), Saudi Arabia (Antropov 2011; Gadallah et al. 2013), United Arab Emirates (Antropov 2011; Schmid-Egger 2014). Extralimital distribution: Egypt (Sinai Peninsula), Israel, Lebannon, Palestine.