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 crudelis ( F. Smith, 1856 ) Distribution in Iran : Kerman , Kermanshah (Ebrahimi 2014), Khuzestan ( Sakenin et al . 2010 ), Sistan-o Baluchestan, South Khorasan ( Gussakovskij 1933 ; de Beaumont 1970 ). General distribution: Algeria , Bulgaria , Burkina Faso , Cyprus , Egypt , Ethiopia , Equatorial Guinea , Ethiopia , Greece , India , Iran , Iraq , Israel , Italy , Kazakhstan , Kenya , Kuwait , Madagascar , Mauritania , Mauritius , Oman , Saudi Arabia , Seychelles , Somalia , Sudan , Syria , Tajikistan , Tanzania , Turkey , Turkmenistan , United Arab Emirates , Yemen , Zaire . Remarks: This species was recorded as Sphex crudelis by de Beaumont (1970) and as Sphex aegyptius Lepeletier de Saint Fargeau, 1845 by Gussakovskij (1933) from Bampur and Bazman ( Kerman province— Gussakovskij 1933 ), which are parts of Sistan-o Baluchestan province.