A preliminary catalogue of the Hymenoptera (Insecta) of the Republic of Djibouti Author Madl, Michael text Linzer biologische Beiträge 2018 2018-12-17 50 2 907 967 journal article 22470 10.5281/zenodo.3776452 a6105493-16c0-4533-a6e2-7ebe3330950d 0253-116X 3776452 Philanthus venustus (ROSSIUS , 1790) * Philanthus melliniformis SMITH, 1856: WALKER 1871a: 28 ( Tadjoura ). Philanthus melliniformis SMITH, 1856: INNES BEY 1911: 102 ( Tadjoura , cat. Lord Collection). D i s t r i b u t i o n: Tadjoura . Philanthus venustus is widely distributed in the Palaearctic region, where it is also recorded from Egypt ( Sinai ) and Israel . The record from Djibouti is not mentioned in DE DALLA TORRE (1897: 493) and BOHART & MENKE (1976: 567).