Prionyx kirbii (Vander Linden, 1827)

Khedher, Hassib Ben, Yildirim, Erol, Braham, Mohamed & Ljubomirov, Toshko, 2020, First checklist of Tunisian sphecid wasps (Hymenoptera: Sphecidae) with new and additional records, Zootaxa 4801 (2), pp. 301-327 : 314-315

Prionyx kirbii (Vander Linden, 1827)

( Figure 3 a, b ; Map 39 )

Ammophila? kirbii Vander Linden, 1827 . Nouvelles Mémoires de l’Académie Royale des Sciences et Belles Lettres de Bruxelles, 4: 360.

Sphex albisectus: Graeffe, 1906: 456 (Ben Arous); Smits van Burgst, 1913: 319 ( Tunisia: no specific locality).

Sphex (Parasphex) albisectus: Roth, 1925: 383 (Kairouan, Tunis).

Sphex (Enodia) albisectus: von Schulthess, 1926: 209 (Nabeul, Sfax, Tozeur).

New records (Total 25 ♂, 20 ♀). Beja: Mjez Elbeb, South Mjez ElBeb , 53 m, 15.VIII.2018, 1 ♂ , 17.VIII.2018, 1 ♂ ; Le Kef: Eastern Le Kef, Boulifa , 521 m, 24.IV.2018, 1 ♀ , Western Le Kef, Semmena , 555 m, 25.IV.2018, 3 ♂, 2 ♀ ; Jendouba: Tabarka, Haouamdia , 58 m, 18.IV.2018, 1 ♂, 1 ♀ , Mejel Roumi , 84 m, 13.IV.2018, 1 ♂, 1 ♀ , Melloula , 120 m, 16.IV.2018, 3 ♂, 2 ♀ ; Kasserine: Sbeitla, Athar , CFPA, 560 m, 03.IX.2018, 2 ♀ ; Kebili: Douz, West Douz , 63 m, 19. V.2018, 2 ♀ , Janouara, Rass Elain , 56 m, 16. V.2018, 1 ♂ ; Mahdia: Ksour Essef, Alya , 1 m, 3.VIII.2018, 2 ♂, 2 ♀ , Sidi Alouane, Chammar , 65 m, 05. V.2018, 1 ♀ , Sidi Alouane 2, 69 m, 09.VIII.2018, 2 ♂, 2 ♀ , Zelba , 49 m, 11.VIII.2018, 1 ♂ ; Sidi Bouzid: Sidi Bouzid East, Elhachria , 326 m, 24.VII.2018, 1 ♂ , West Sidi Bouzid, Elnoua- mer, 333 m, 23.VII.2018, 1 ♂ , Zaafria , 394 m, 25.VII.2018, 3 ♀ ; Sousse: Bouficha , 5 m, 14.VII.2017, 1 ♂ , Kalaa Kbira , 45 m, 22.VII.2017, 1 ♂, 1 ♀ ; Tataouine: Ghomrasen, Ghordhab , 159 m, 07. V.2018, 1 ♂ , 08. V.2018, 2 ♂ , North Tataouine, Oued Tlelet , 170 m, 12. V.2018, 1 ♂ ; Zaghouan: Bir Halima , 190 m, 10.IV.2018, 1 ♂ .

Additional records (Total 5 ♂, 3 ♀). Kairouan: Chbika, Aouled Zair , 136 m, 29.VIII.2018, 4 ♂, 1 ♀ ; Nabeul: Haouaria, Gharmen , 18 m, 14.IX.2017, 1 ♂, 1 ♀ ; Tozeur: Temeghza, Cascade 2, 247 m, 27.VI.2018, 1 ♀ .

General distribution. Angola, Austria, Bulgaria, Central African Republic, China, Congo, Croatia, Czech Republic, Eritrea, Ethiopia, France, Greece, Hungary, Iran, Israel, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Malta, Mozambique, North Africa, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, Syria, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan, Yemen, Zaire ( Pulawski 2019).

Figures

FIGURE 3. a. Prionyx kirbii (male). b. Prionyx kirbii (female). c. Prionyx niveatus (male). d. Sphex pruinosus (male).

MAPS 33–49. Distribution maps of: 33. Chalybion flebile; 34. Sceliphron destillatorium; 35. Sceliphron spirifex; 36. Palmodes occitanicus barbarus; 37. Palmodes occitanicus gaetulus; 38. Palmodes palmetorum; 39. Prionyx kirbii; 40. Prionyx lividocinctus; 41. Prionyx macula; 42. Prionyx niveatus; 43. Prionyx stschurowskii hyalipennis; 44. Prionyx trichargyrus; 45. Prionyx viduatus; 46. Sphex flavipennis; 47. Sphex funerarius; 48. Sphex leuconotus; 49. Sphex pruinosus.