First checklist of Tunisian sphecid wasps (Hymenoptera: Sphecidae) with new and additional records Author Khedher, Hassib Ben Author Yildirim, Erol Author Braham, Mohamed Author Ljubomirov, Toshko text Zootaxa 2020 2020-06-18 4801 2 301 327 journal article 21636 10.11646/zootaxa.4801.2.6 d7e68b70-b0ee-4914-b1b6-5fa7317ad51b 1175-5326 3900484 D966EE8F-7B45-4E04-A2DA-75D1AD5A47C6 Sceliphron spirifex (Linnaeus, 1758) ( Map 35 ) Sphex spirifex Linnaeus 1758 . Systema Naturae Per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, Cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis, 1: 570. Pelopoeus spirifex: Costa, 1893: 5 ( Tunisia : no specific locality). Sceliphron (Pelopoeus) spirifex : von Schulthess, 1926: 208 ( Tozeur ) . Sceliphron spirifex : Dollfuss, 2016: 1179 ( Sousse , Tozeur , Tunis ). New records. (Total 9 ♂ , 29 ♀ ). Beja : Mjez Elbeb , South Mjez ElBeb , 53 m , 15.VIII.2018 , 1 ♀ ; Gabes , 3 ♂ , 1 ♀ ( Babault Collection , MNHN ) ; Kairouan : Chbika , Aouled Zair , 136 m , 29.VIII.2018 , 6 ♀ , Haouareb , 220 m , 29.VIII.2018 , 4 ♀ , South Kairouan , Ragada , 92 m , 28.VIII.2018 , 2 ♀ , Kairouan , 1 ♂ , 1 ♀ ( Santschi Collec- tion, MNHN ) ; Kasserine : Sbeitla , Athar , CFPA , 560 m , 03.IX.2018 , 2 ♀ ; Kebili : South Kebili , Errahmat , 30 m , 17. V .2018 , 3 ♂ ; Mahdia : Sidi Alouane, Oued Beja , 68 m , 12. VI .2017 , 1 ♂ , 73 m , 6.VIII.2017 , 1 ♀ , 1 ♂ , 50 m , 26.VIII.2017 , 4 ♀ , 49 m , 29.VIII.2017 , 2 ♀ ; Sfax : Near Sfax , 3 ♀ ( Babault Collection , MNHN ) ; Sidi Bouzid : West Sidi Bouzid , Zaafria , 394 m , 25.VII.2018 , 2 ♀ . Additional records (Total 4 ♂ , 7 ♀ ). Sousse : Akouda , Chott Meriem , 12 m , 4.VIII.2017 , 1 ♀ , Kalaa Kbira, 45 m , 22.VII.2017 , 1 ♀ , 14.VIII.2017 , 2 ♂ ; Tozeur : Chbika , 175 m , 27. VI .2018 , 1 ♀ , Dguech, Elmanechi, 63 m , 29.VI.2018 , 1 ♂ , Hamma Ejrid, 52 m , 27.VI.2018 , 1 ♂ , Temeghza, Cascade 2, 247 m , 27.VI.2018 , 1 ♀ ,Tozeur cen- ter, Oasis Elberka, 45 m , 26.VI.2018 , 2 ♀ ; Tunis , 1 ♀ (M. Blanc Collection, MNHN). General distribution. Africa, Canary Islands, Cape Verde , Crimea, Iran , South Europe, South West Asia, Turkey ( Guichard 1988 ; Yildirim et al. 2016 ).