Catalogue of Ampulicidae, Crabronidae and Sphecidae of Iran (Hymenoptera, Apoidea) Author Jahantigh, Fatemeh Author Rakhshani, Ehsan Author Mokhtari, Azizollah Author Ramroodi, Sara text Zootaxa 2017 4307 1 1 96 journal article 32360 10.11646/zootaxa.4307.1.1 d7c23b6e-a4cd-4921-97eb-a8b1c4e0a75b 1175-5326 846082 DAB32738-02F7-4A41-894A-9F06B0526C56 Prionyx macula ( Fabricius, 1804 ) Distribution in Iran : Alborz ( Ebrahimi 1993 ), Bushehr , Ilam (Ebrahimi 2014), Sistan-o Baluchestan (de Beaumont 1970 ; Ebrahimi 2014). General distribution: Afghanistan , Algeria , Armenia , Azerbaijan , Egypt , Iran , Iraq , Israel , Kazakhstan , Kenya , Kuwait , Libya , Saudi Arabia , Tajikistan , Turkmenistan , Uzbekistan . Remarks: This species was first recorded as Sphex macula by de Beaumont (1970) . The subspecies Prionyx macula lugens (Kohl, 1889) has been recorded from Iran ( Gussakovskij 1933 ).