A catalogue of the family Sphecidae (Hymenoptera, Apoidea) of Eritrea Author Madl, Michael Author D, Chalybion Author L, Chlorion Author S, Podalonia Author V, Prionyx Author K, Sceliphron text Linzer biologische Beiträge 2023 54 2 563 572 journal article 10.5281/zenodo.10414555 0253-116X 10414555 Prionyx kirbyi (VANDER LINDEN, 1827) * Sphex albisecta LEPELETIER DE SAINT-FARGEAU & SERVILLE , 1828 : MAGRETTI 1906: 12 (Saganeiti). D i s t r i b u t i o n:Saganeiti. Prionyx kirbyi , which is widely distributed in the Afrotropical ( Central African Republic , Eritrea , Ethiopia , Republic of the Congo , South Africa , Tanzania ) and Palaearctic regions, is also known from Ethiopia and the Arabian Peninsula (Quatar, Saudi Arabia , United Arab Emirates , Yemen ).