Bull 491 Razzaq Shalan Augul Bull. Iraq nat. Hist. Mus. (2019) 15 (4): 491-504 REVISION OF THE FAMILY SPHECIDAE (HYMENOPTERA, APOIDEA) IN IRAQ Razzaq Shalan Augul Department of Entomology and Invertebrates, Iraq Natural History Research Center and Museum, University of Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraq dr.rsha@nhm.uobaghdad.edu.iq, razzaqshalan@gmail.com Received Date: 27 September 2019, Accepted Date: 04 December 2019, Published Date: 26 December 2019 ABSTRACT A revision study of the Sphecidae from Iraq is presented. A survey is conducted to collect the specimens from different regions; generally, there were 41 species belonging to 12 genera and 4 subfamilies are revised with synonyms. The current investigation included the species previously reported in Iraq, which were not collected during the current investigations; the distribution and other information are also provided. Keywords: Hymenoptera, Iraq, Sphecidae, Revision, Wasps. INTRODUCTION The members of Sphecidae are cosmopolitan wasps that include: mud daubers, sand wasps, and other thread-waisted wasps; which can be distinguished by the following morphological characters: having a distinct petiole that composed of first abdominal sternite, with exception the species of Ammophila Kirby, 1798; it consist of two part first abdominal sternite and tergite; the inner orbit of compound eyes without notch; fore wings with three submarginal cells (exception some species in Ammophila and Prionyx Vander Linden, 1827; mandibles without notch; pronotal lobe rounded and separated by distinct distance from tegula; anal area of hind wing with wide jugal lobe and mesoscutum without notauli (Bohart and Menke,1976). According to Pulawski (2019), the superfamily Apoidea consists from five families: Apidae, Heterogynaidae, Ampulicidae, Crabronidae and Sphecidae; globally, the last family consists of 785 species belonging to 19 genera, 4 subfamilies, these subfamilies including: Ammophilinae, Chloriontinae, Sceliphrinae and Sphecinae. In Iraq; with the exception of some checklists that indicate the presence of many species within the Iraqi fauna (Beaumont, 1961; Khalaf, 1963; Derwesh, 1965; Kaddou, 1967) this family was studied in details at the first time by Augul (2012), but he considered it as a subfamily that contains three tribes: Ammophilini, Sphecini and Sceliphronini depending on Bohart and Menke (1976) in his study. Subsequently, several studies within this family including: Augul (2013), Augul et al. (2013, 2014, 2015). The aim of this study is to establish a database for the species of the family Sphecidae in Iraq, with the treatment of the synonyms that contribute to processing the misidentification of https://doi.org/10.26842/binhm.7.2019.15.4.0491 492 Revision of the family Sphecidae some species which preserved in the Iraq Natural History Research Center and Museum, with the possibility to add new information about this guild. MATERIALS AND METHODS The specimens were collected by aerial nets from different localities of Iraq for the period from February to end of November 2019; also used the undiagnosed specimens that previously collected and stored in the collection of Entomology and Invertebrates Department; Iraq Natural History Research Center and Museum (INHM). The specimens were diagnosis by the author, and used many keys for this purpose, for example: Kohl (1918), Bohart and Menke (1976), Guichard (1986, 1988), Roche and Gadallah (1999), Roche (2007), Dollfuss (2013), Augul et al. (2013, 2014, 2015). General distribution base on Roche (2007), Gadallah et al. (2013) and Pulawski (2019).The information about synonyms was depended on: Honoré (1944), Dollfuss (2013, 2015 a, b), Pulawski (2019). RESULTS AND DISCUSSION Subfamily, Ammophilinae Ammophila Kirby, 1798 Ammophila barbara (Lepeletier, 1845) Synonym: Coloptera barbara Lepeletier de Saint-Fargean, 1845 Remark: this species very rarely in Iraq, there were two male specimens collected previously from Al-Hartha district, Basrah province (5.iv.1986) and deposited in INHM; the subsequent investigations revealed this species absent in Iraq. Distribution: Africa: North Africa; Europe: Turkey; Asia: India, Israel, Jordan, Oman, Palestine, Syria, and UAE. Iraq (Augul et al., 2013). Ammophila duhokensis Augul, Abdoul-Rassoul & Kaddou, 2013 Materials (5 specimens): Dohuk province, Gara Mountain, (4 ♀♀, 1♂) 16.vi.2019. Distribution: Iraq (Augul et al., 2013). Ammophila gracillima Taschenberg, 1869 Synonyms: Ammophila longicollis Kohl, 1884 Ammophila debilis F. Morawitz, 1889 Ammophila philomela Nurse, 1903 Materials (3 specimens): Wasit province, Aziziyah, Al Zelja village, (1 ♂, 2 ♀♀) 6.v.2019. Distribution: Africa: Algeria, Egypt, Ethiopia, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Niger, and Sudan. Europe: Turkey, Kazakhstan, and Russia. Asia: Afghanistan, China, Jordan, India, Iran, Israel, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Tajikistan, UAE, and Uzbekistan; Iraq (Augul et al., 2013). Ammophila haimatosoma Kohl, 1884 Synonym: Sphex haimatosoma Turner, 1918 Distribution: Africa: Algeria, Chad, Cyprus, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, and Tunisia. Asia: Iran, Israel, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, UAE, and Yemen. Iraq (Kaddou, 1967). 493 Razzaq Shalan Augul Ammophila heydeni Dahlbom, 1845 Synonyms: Ammophila iberica Ed. André, 1886 Ammophila rubra Radoszkovski, 1876 Ammophila rubriventris A. Costa, 1864 Materials (11 specimens): Wasit, Al-Zubaidiyah district, Sher'han village, (3♂♂, 8 ♀♀) 11.viii.2019. Distribution: Mediterranean Region, Part of central Europe; Central Asia, India, Pakistan. In Iraq this species is registered by Kaddou (1967) under the name Ammophila heydeni velora Rad. Ammophila hungarica Mocsary, 1883 Synonyms: Ammophila turcica Mocsáry, 1883 Ammophila hispanica Mocsáry, 1883 Ammophila fallax Kohl, 1884 Materials (7 specimens): Dohuk province, Amadi district, Deralok, (7 ♀♀) 17.vi.2019. Distribution: Africa: Algeria and Morocco. Europe: Armenia, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, France, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Kazakhstan, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey. Asia: Afghanistan, India, Iran, Jordan, Syria, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan; Iraq (Augul et al., 2013). Ammophila occipitalis F. Morawitz, 1890 Synonym: Ammophila ruficollis F. Morawitz, 1890 Distribution: Europe: Russia, Turkey, Kazakhstan, Iran, Turkmenistan, and Mongolia. Iraq (Derwesh, 1965). Remark: There are not specimens deposited in INHM; also during the current investigation, which conducted by the current author to survey about this family in different regions, proved that this species absent in Iraq from February 2010 till October 2019. In Iraq, this species was reported by Derwesh (1965) under the synonym names Eremochares (Ammophila) occipitalis Morawitz and Sphex occipitalis. Ammophila sabulosa (Linnaeus, 1758) Synonyms: Ammophila cyanescens Dahlbom, 1845 Ammophila pulvillata Sowerby, 1806 Ammophila sabulosa Vander Linden, 1827 Ammophila vulgaris W. Kirby, 1798 Ichneumon frischii Geoffroy in Fourcroy, 1785 Podalonia sabulosa Bischoff, 1931 Psammophila sabulosa Zimmermann, 1935 Sphex dimidiatus Christ, 1791 Sphex hortensis Poda von Neuhaus, 1761 Sphex mucronatus Jurine, 1807 494 Revision of the family Sphecidae Distribution: Africa: Algeria.Europe: Albania, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxemburg, Moldova, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine. Asia: China, Iran, Japan, Korea, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Nepal, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan; Iraq (Augul et al., 2013). Eremochares Gribodo, 1882 Eremochares dives (Brullé, 1833) Synonyms: Ammophila elegans F. Smith, 1856 Ammophila festiva F. Smith, 1856 Eremochares doriae Gribodo, 1882: Parapsammophila dives André, 1886 Parapsammophila retowskii Konow, 1887 Sphex dives Turner, 1917 Materials (2 specimens): Wasit, Al -Zubaidiyah district, Sher'han village, (2 ♀♀) 1.vi.2019. Distribution: Africa: Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, and Tunisia. Europe: Greece, Kazakhstan, Russia, Turkey, and Turkmenistan. Asia: Afghanistan, Bahrain, China, India, Iran, Israel, Lebanon, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Syria, and Uzbekistan. Iraq (Morice, 1921). Remark: This species registered in Iraq by Morice (1921) under the synonym Sphex dives, whereas Derwesh (1965) registered it under the synonym Sphex (Eremochares) dives Turner, 1917. Parapsammophila Taschenberg, 1869 Parapsammophila turanica F. Morawitz, 1890 Synonyms: Ammophila turanica Dalla Torre, 1897 Eremochares lutea Myartseva, 1971 Distribution: Africa: Algeria, Egypt, Morocco, and Libya. Europe: Kazakhstan. Asia: Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Turkmenistan, and UAE; in Iraq this species registered by Augul et al. (2013). Podalonia Fernald, 1927 Podalonia ebenina (Spinola, 1839) Synonyms: Ammophila hirsuta var. ebenina Zavattari, 1909 Ammophila mandibulata W.F. Kirby, 1889 Ammophila micipsa Kohl, 1905 Ammophila (Psammophila) micipsa Morice, 1900 Podalonia ebenina Leclercq, 1955 Psammophila ebenina A. Costa, 1864 Psammophila micipsa Morice, 1900 Distribution: Africa: Algeria, Egypt. Europe: Armenia, Caucasus, France, Greece, Italy, Kazakhstan, Russia, Turkey. Asia: Afghanistan, Iran, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan; Iraq (Beaumont, 1961). 495 Razzaq Shalan Augul Podalonia marismortui (Bytinski - Salz, 1955) Distribution: Iraq (Beaumont, 1961); Asia: Israel, Egypt and Jordan. Podalonia minax (Kohl, 1901) Synonyms: Ammophila confalonierii Guiglia, 1932 Ammophila minax Kohl, 1901 Distribution: Africa: Algeria, Egypt, and Morocco. Asia: Iran, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia. Iraq (Augul et al., 2013). Podalonia tydei (Le Guillou, 1841) Synonyms: Ammophila capuccina A. Costa, 1858 Ammophila errabunda Mercet, 1906 Ammophila homogenea Mercet, 1906 Ammophila klugii Lepeletier de Saint Fargeau, 1845 Ammophila lanuginosa Marquet, 1881 Ammophila psammodes Lepeletier de Saint Fargeau, 1845 Ammophila tydei Le Guillou, 1841 Psammophila madeirae Dahlbom, 1843 Psammophila senilis Dahlbom, 1843 Psammophila tydei (Le Guillou, 1841) Sphex tydei (Le Guillou, 1841) Materials: (25 specimens), Wasit, Al-Numaniyah, (4♂♂, 3♀♀) 8.v.2019; Al- Zubaydiyah, (2♂♂, 2♀♀) Sher' han village, 12.viii.2018.Baghdad, Bab Al- Muadham, (2♂♂, 1♀) 3.v.2019; Diyala, Al Wajehiya, (5♂♂, 6♀♀) 17.vii.2019. Distribution: Africa: Algeria, Cameron, Chad, Egypt, Eritrea, Kenya, Libya, Morocco, Niger, Tanzania, Rwanda, South Africa, Sudan, Tunisia, Uganda, and Zimbabwe. Europe: Austria, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Finland, France, Greece, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Kazakhstan, Madeira, Malta, New Zealand, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Spain, Turkey, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan; Australia; Asia: Afghanistan, China, India, Iran, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, UAE, and Yemen; Iraq (Beaumont, 1961). Subfamily, Chloriontinae Chlorion Latreille, 1802 Chlorion semenowi F. Morawitz, 1890 Synonym Sphex semenowi Kohl, 1890 Distribution: Iraq (Morice, 1921); Iran, Turkmenistan and Russia. Remark: There are no specimens collected during the current investigation, and not found in the collection of INHM. Chlorion funereum Gribodon, 1879 Synonyms: Sphex eximius Kohl, 1885 Sphex funereus Kohl, 1885 Sphex kohli Ed. André, 1888 Distribution: Iraq (Roche, 2007) South Africa: Algeria, Egypt, Somalia to Chad, Sudan. Asia: Yemen and Saudi Arabia. 496 Revision of the family Sphecidae Subfamily, Sphecinae Chilosphex Menke, 1976 Chilosphex argyrius (Brullé, 1833) Synonyms: Chlorion argyrius (Brulle, 1833) Sphex argyrius Brullé, 1833 Sphex emarginatus Brullé, 1833 Distribution: Africa: Algeria; Europe: Croatia, Greece, Italy, Kazakhstan, Spain, France, Asia: Iran, Turkey, and Russia. Iraq (Morice, 1921). Remark: This species registered by Morice (1921) in Iraq under the name Chlorion argyrius; did not get any specimens during the surveys of different localities of Iraq for the period from February 2010 to September 2019; also there are no specimens belonging to this species in the collection of INHM. Isodontia (Patton, 1880) Isodontia albohirta (Turner, 1908) Synonym: Sphex albohirtus Turner (1908) Distribution: Australia (Bohart and Menke, 1976). Remark: Kaddou (1967) listed this species in Iraq under the name Sceliphron albohirtus Turner (1908). Palmodes Kohl, 1890 Palmodes melanarius (Mocsáry, 1883) Synonym: Chlorion melanarius Mocsary, 1883 Sphex melanarius Mocsáry, 1883 Sphex anatolicus Kohl, 1888 Sphex anatolicus Kohl, 1888 Sphex picicornis F. Morawitz, 1890 Distribution: Africa: Algeria, Libya and Morocco. Europe: Greece, Kazakhstan, Portugal, Russia, Spain, Turkey, Ukraine. Asia: Iran, Syria, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Turkmenistan. Remark: Morice (1921) listed this species in Iraq under the synonym name Chlorion melanarius Mocsary, 1883; whereas Beaumont (1961) listed it in Iraq under the valid name. We did not get any specimens during the surveys of different localities of Iraq for the period from February 2010 to September 2019; also there are no specimens belonging to this species in the collection of INHM. Prionyx Vander Linden, 1827 Prionyx crudelis (F. Smith, 1856) Synonyms: Harpactopus crudelis F. Smith, 1856 Pepsis hirtipes Fabricius, 1804 Sphex rufipennis Fabricius, 1793 Sphex aegyptius Lepeletier de Saint Fargeau, 1845 Sphex crudelis de Beaumont, 1949 Sphex grandis Radoszkowski, 1876 Sphex soror Honoré, 1944 Materials (4 specimens): Baghdad province, Bab Al Muadham, (1 ♂, 2♀♀) 21.vii.2019; (1♀) 7.viii. 2019. Distribution: Africa: Algeria, Cameron, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Guinea, Kenya, Madagascar, Mauritania, Somalia, Sudan, and Tanzania. Europe: Bulgaria, Cyprus, Greece, Kazakhstan, and Turkey. Asia: India, Iran, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Philippines, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, UAE, and Yemen; Iraq (Beaumont, 1961). 497 Razzaq Shalan Augul Remark: In Iraq this species is registered by Beaumont (1961) under the name Sphex crudelis de Beaumont, 1949; then Derwesh (1965) listed this species under the name of Chlorion crudele. Prionyx kirbii (Vander Linden, 1827) Synonyms: Ammophila kirbii Vander Linden, 1827 Sphex albisectus Lepeletier de Saint Fargeau and Serville, 1828 Materials (19 specimens): Wasit province, Al- Zubaydiyah, Sher' han village (1♂, 1♀), 18. vii. 2019, (4♀♀), 12.viii.2019; Aziziyah, Al Zelja village (4♂♂, 3♀♀), 12.viii.2019. Baghdad, Bab Al Muadham, (1♂, 3♀♀), 5.ix.2019. Karbala province, (2♀♀) 18.ix.2019. Distribution: Africa: Algeria, Cameron, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, South Africa, Tanzania, Tunisia, and Libya. Europe: Austria, Belarus, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey, Kazakhstan, Malta, Portugal, and Ukraine. Asia: Uzbekistan, China, Iran, Tajikistan, Syria and Israel; in Iraq this species registered by Augul et al. (2015). Prionyx kurdistanicus (Balthasar, 1954) Synonym: Sphex kurdistanicus Balthasar, 1954 Distribution: Iraq (Balthasar, 1954). Remark: There are no specimens belonging to this species in the collection of INHM; also did not collect any specimens during the various our investigations. Prionyx lividocinctus (A. Costa, 1885) Synonym: Enodia graeca Mocsáry, 1883 Enodia lividocincta A. Costa, 1816 Enodia obliquestriata Mocsáry, 1883 Priononyx isselii Gribodo, 1880 Sphex micans Ed. André, 1888 Distribution: Africa: Egypt, Libya, Morocco, and Tunisia. Europe: Bulgaria, Cyprus, France, Greece, Italy, Kazakhstan, Spain, Portugal, Russia, and Turkey. Asia: Iran, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan. Remark: In Iraq this species is registered by Kaddou (1967) under the name Sphex lividocinctus Corte. Prionyx macula (Fabricius, 1804) Synonyms: Pepsis macula Fabricius, 1804 Sphex eatoni E. Saunders, 1910 Distribution: Africa: Algeria, Egypt, Kenya, and Libya. Europe: Kazakhstan; Asia: Afghanistan, Iran, Israel, Kuwait, and Saudi Arabia. Iraq (Beaumont, 1961). Remark: The members of this species are very rare; there is one male specimen only that stored in the collection of the INHM. Prionyx niveatus (Dufour, 1854) Synonyms: Calosphex niveatus (Dufour, 1854) Enodia albopictinata Taschenberg, 1869 Podium maracandicum Radoszkowski, 1877 Prionyx afghaniensis (de Beaumont, 1970) Sphex afghaniensis de Beaumont, 1970 Sphex niveatus Dufour, 1854 498 Revision of the family Sphecidae Sphex maracandica (Radoszkowski, 1877) Sphex suavis F. Morawitz, 1893 Distribution: Africa: Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Malawi, Mauritania, Morocco, Niger, South Africa, Sudan, Tunisia, and Mongolia. Europe: Turkey and Kazakhstan; Asia: Afghanistan, Iran, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Turkmenistan, UAE, Uzbekistan, and Yemen. Iraq (Augul et al., 2015). Prionyx songaricus (Eversmann, 1849) Synonyms: Sphex songaricus Eversmann, 1849 Sphex tenuicornis F. Morawitz, 1890 Distribution: Africa: Algeria; Europe: Kazakhstan, Russia, and Turkey. Asia: Afghanistan, Iran, Israel, Syria, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan; Iraq (Beaumont, 1961). Remark: There is no information about this species in Iraq. Prionyx stschurowskii (Radoszkowski, 1877) Synonym: Sphex stschurowskii Radoszkowski, 1877 Distribution: Africa: Algeria, Egypt, Morocco, and Tunisia. Europe: Kazakhstan; Asia: Afghanistan, Iran, Saudi Arabia Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan; Iraq (Beaumont, 1961). Remark: Derwesh (1965) listed this species in Iraq under the name Chlorion hyalipenne; the members of species are very rare in the field, there is one female only found in the collection of the INHM. Prionyx subfuscatus (Dahlbom, 1845) Synonyms: Enodia chrysoptera Ruthe and Stein, 1857 Gastrosphaeria anthracina A. Costa, 1858 Sphex desertorum Eversmann, 1849 Sphex nigritus Lucas, 1849 Sphex soror Dahlbom, 1845 Sphex subfuscatus Dahlbom, 1845 Distribution: Africa: Algeria, Egypt, Ethiopia, Libya, Mongolia, and Morocco. Europe: Albania, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Kazakhstan, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Spain, Turkey, Ukraine. Asia: China, India, Iran, Israel, Korea, Kyrgyzstan, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan. Remark: El-Haidari et al. (1971) listed this species in Iraq under the synonym Sphex subfasciatus Dahlbom, 1845; to addition, there is no information about this species in Iraq, especially in the INHM. Sphex Linnaeus, 1758 Sphex flavipennis Fabricius, 1793 Synonyms: Ammophila flavipennis Valetta, 1979 Pepsis flavipennis Fabricius, 1804 Pelopaeus flavipennis Stephens, 1829 Sphex bicolor Dahlbom, 1845 Sphex cinereorufocinctus Dahlbom, 1845 Sphex sellae Gribodo, 1873 Materials (2 specimens): Dohuk, Gara Mountain, (2♀♀) 18.vi.2019. Distribution: Africa: Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, and Tunisia. Europe: Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, France, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Kazakhstan, Macedonia, Malta, 499 Razzaq Shalan Augul Portugal, Romania, Russia, Spain, Turkey, UK, and Ukraine. Asia: Afghanistan, China, Iran, Israel, Kyrgyzstan, Palestine, Syria, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and UAE, and Uzbekistan; Iraq (Morice, 1921). Sphex funerarius Gaussakovskij, 1934 Synonyms: Sphex maxillosus Fabricius, 1793 Sphex obscurus Fischer de Waldheim, 1843 Sphex rufocinctus Brullé, 1833 Distribution: Iraq (Kaddou, 1967); Egypt, Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia, Libya, Macedonia, Malta, Bulgaria, Germany, UK, Croatia, Italy, Austria, Ukraine, Hungary, Spain, Slovakia, Slovenia, former Yugoslavia, France, Portugal, Poland, Greece, Romania, Czech, Switzerland, Russia, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Turkey, Syria, China. Iraq (Kaddou, 1967). Remark: Kaddou (1967) reported this species in Iraq under the name Sphex maxillosus Fabricius, 1793. Sphex leuconotus Brullé, 1833 Synonyms: Sphex triangulum Brullé, 1833 Sphex sordidus Dahlbom, 1845 Sphex tristis Kohl, 1885 Sphex plumipes Radoszkowski, 1886 Sphex pachysoma Kohl, 1890 Distribution: Iraq (Beaumont, 1961); Algeria, Morocco, Greece, Bulgaria, Kazakhstan, Turkey, Italy, Iran, Azerbaijan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Syria, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan, Spain, Ukraine, Afghanistan, Romania, Russia, France, Israel and Cyprus. Remark: didn't get specimens of this species during the current investigation, also there are no specimens preserved in the collection of Iraq Natural History Research Center and Museum. Sphex pruinosus Germar, 1817 Synonyms: Sphex vicinus Lepeletier de Saint Fargeau, 1845 Sphex scioensis Gribodo, 1879 Sphex rothneyi Cameron, 1889 Sphex retractus Nurse, 1903 Materials (19 specimens): Wasit province, Az Zubaydiyah, Sher' han village, (3♂♂, 2♀♀) 18. ix. 2019; Aziziyah, Al Zelja village, (2♂♂, 6♀♀) 27.ix.2019; Sulaymaniyah province, Kunamasi, (2 ♂♂, 4♀♀) 21.viii.2019. Distribution: Iraq (Kaddou, 1967); Algeria, Tunisia, Ethiopia, Morocco, Libya, Lebanon, Yemen, UAE, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Egypt, Iran, Israel, France, Albania, Malta, Greece, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Spain, Italy, Macedonia, Hungary, Portugal, Russia, Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, India, Pakistan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Turkey. Sphex zubaidiyacus Augul, 2013 Materials: Baghdad, Bab Al Muadham, (3 ♂♂, 1♀) 21.vii.2019; (2 ♂♂, 1♀) 28.vii. 2019. Distribution: Iraq (Augul, 2013). Remark: In the present investigation, a new locality in Iraq was registered for this species. 500 Revision of the family Sphecidae Subfamily, Sceliphrinae Chalybion Dahlbom, 1843 Chalybion bengalense (Dahlbom, 1845) Synonyms: Pelopoeus bengalense Dahlbom, 1845 Pelopoeus convexus F. Smith, 1876 Sphex violaceus Fabricius, 1775 Distribution: In Iraq, it was registered as Chalybion bengalense F. Smith, 1871 by Derwesh (1965); South Africa, Tanzania, Madagascar, Ethiopia, Yemen, Maldives, Eritrea, Mozambique, Bangladesh, Egypt, Greece, Nepal, Italy, Sri Lanka, Vietnam, India, Burma, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, China, Taiwan, Japan, Philippines, Indonesia, Timor, Australia and United State. Chalybion flebile (Lepeletier de Saint Fargeau, 1845) Synonyms: Pelopoeus flebilis Lepeletier de Saint Fargeau, 1845 Pelopoeus targionii Carruccio, 1872 Sceliphron targionii Dalla Torre, 1897 Materials (34 specimens): Wasit province, Al-Zubaydiyah,, Sher' han village, (4♂♂, 5♀♀) 12. vi. 2019, (5♀♀) 12.vii.2019; Aziziyah, Al Zelja village, (2♂♂, 6♀♀) 1.v.2019; Al- Numaniyah, (2♂♂, 6♀♀) 4.v.2019. Baghdad province, Bab Al Muadham, (3♂♂, 1♀) 5.v.2019. Distribution: Iraq ( Beaumont,1961); Turkey, Greece, Italy, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Iran, France, UAE, Jordan, Morocco, Oman, Spain, Syria, Tunisia, Algeria, Libya, Cyprus, Kazakhstan and Portugal. Sceliphron Klug, 1801 Sceliphron arabs (Lepeletier de Saint Fargeau, 1845) Synonyms: Pelopaeus arabs Lepeletier de Saint Fargeau, 1845 Pelopaeus caucasicus Ed. André, 1888 Sceliphron caucasicum Dalla Torre, 1897 Materials (25 specimens): Wasit province, Al-Zubaydiyah,, Sher' han village, (2♂♂, 1♀) 12. vi. 2019, (5♀♀) 12.vii.2019; Aziziyah, Al Zelja village, (3♂♂, 2♀♀) 1.v.2019; Al-Numaniyah, (5♀♀) 4.v.2019. Sulaymaniyah province, Kunamasi, (1♂, 1♀) 21.viii. 2019; Dokan (4♂♂, 1♀) 24.viii. 2019. Distribution: Iraq (Morice, 1921); Algeria, Iran, Turkey and Syria. Remark: Morice (1921) listed this species under the synonym Sceliphron caucasicum. Sceliphron curvatum (F. Smith, 1870) Synonym: Pelopaeus curvatus F. Smith, 1870 Distribution: Iraq (Abdul Rassoul,1976); Turkey, Afghanistan, India, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Pakistan, Nepal, Kyrgyzstan, Montenegro, Belgium, Italy, Czech Republic, Croatia, Hungary, France, Switzerland, Spain, Slovakia, Austria, Kazakhstan, Ukraine, Russia, Germany, Serbia, Chile, Poland, Slovenia and Bulgaria. Remark: This species listed by Abdul Rassoul (1976) under the name Sceliphron deforme, and then corrected to Sceliphron curvatum by Hensen (1987). Sceliphron madraspatanum (Fabricius, 1781) Synonyms: Pelopoeus interruptus Palisot de Beauvois, 1806 Pelopaeus bilineatus F. Smith, 1852 Pelopoeus separatus F. Smith, 1852 Sphex madraspatanus Fabricius, 1781 501 Razzaq Shalan Augul Material (47 specimens): Wasit province, Al- Zubaydiyah, Sher'han village, (4♂♂, 3♀♀) 4.v.2019, (5♂♂, 2♀♀) 6.viii.2019, (7♀♀, 4♂♂) 12.viii.2019. Diyala province, Al Wajehiya, (2♂♂, 6♀♀) 17.vii.2019. Baghdad province, Bab Al Muadham, (5♂♂, 2♀♀) 29.iv.2019. Dohuk, Sarsink, 18.vi.2019 (3♀♀). Sulaymaniyah province, Kunamasi, (4♀♀) 22.viii.2019. Distribution: Iraq (Beaumont, 1961); Afghanistan, Bangladesh, China, India, Indonesia, Syria, Iran, Oman, UAE, Pakistan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Japan, Malaysia, Nepal, Thailand, Taiwan, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Vietnam, Ukraine, Russia, Greece, Turkey, France, Madagascar, Bulgaria, Croatia, Italy, Laos and Montenegro. Remark: Morice (1921) listed the subspecies Sphex madraspatanum tubifex Latreille, 1809 in Basrah province; whereas Schmid-Egger (2011) listed the subspecies, Sceliphron madraspatanum pictum (F. Smith, 1856) Sceliphron pietschmanni Kohl, 1918 Distribution: Iraq (kohl, 1918); Syria and Iran. Remark: This species is very scarce in Iraq. Sceliphron rectum Kohl, 1918 Materials (13 specimens): Baghdad, Tarmia, (3♂♂, 6♀♀) 4.v.2019; (1♂, 3♀♀) 31.vi.2019. Distribution: Iraq (Augul, 2014); Saudi Arabia, Iran and India. Remark: We noticed that this species present only in Baghdad during field surveys from 2010 till that conducted in the previous and current studies. Sceliphron spirifex (Linnaeus, 1758) Synonyms: Sphex aegyptius Linnaeus, 1758 Sphex flavipes Christ, 1791 Sphex spirifex Linnaeus, 1758 Sphex spirifex atra Scopoli, 1786 Distribution: Iraq (Khalaf and Al-Omar, 1974); southern Europe, Africa, Asia; widespread in Arabia, including the United Arab Emirates. LITERATURE CITED Abdul-Rassoul, M. S. 1976. Checklist of Iraq natural history museum insects collection. Natural History Research Center, Publication, 30: 1-41. Augul, R. S. 2012. Taxonomic study of Thread-Waisted Wasps Subfamily: Sphecinae (Hymenoptera: Sphecidae) from some Governorates of Iraq. Ph. D. thesis, Department of Biology, College of Science, University of Baghdad, 286 pp. (In Arabic). Augul, R. S. 2013. A new species of the genus Sphex Linnaeus, 1850 (Hymenoptera: Sphecidae; Sphecinae) from Iraq. 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(2019) 15 (4): 491-504 في العراق( غشائية الاجنحة، النحليات) Sphecidaeمراجعة لعائلة رزاق شعالن عكل جامعة بغداد/ مركز بحوث و متحف التأريخ الطبيعي 72/07/7900: ، تأريخ النشر94/07/7900: تأريخ القبول ،72/90/7900 :تأريخ الاستالم الخالصة اذ اجري مسح ،في العراق Sphecidae اعدت دراسة مراجعية لعائلة زنابير الخصر جنًسا و 41نوًعا ينتمون إلى 14لجمع العينات من مناطق مختلفة؛ عموًما، كان هناك شمل التحري الحالي ألانواع التي تم . اربع عويالت تم تنقيحها مع اعطاء املرادفات .تسجيلها سابًقا في العراق، والتي لم يتم جمعها خالل التحريات الحالية .قدمت الدراسة التوزيع الجغرافي لألنواع، املرادفات، وغيرها من املعلومات املتعلة بها