Sphex melanocnemis KOHL 1885 11, 15 C h i n a (!): 1, Tientsin (= Tianjin), 1900, leg.? This male is deposited in the Museum of Natural History of Vienna! J o r d a n: 1, North Shuna, 29.-30.IV.1996, leg. Ma. Halada; 1, N Shuna, 20.-22.IV.1996, leg. Ma. Halada; 1, Jordan Valley Dayr Alla, 27. VI.1996, leg. Ma. Halada; 1, N Shuna env., 29.- 30.IV.1996, leg. Mi. Halada. S y r i a: 2, Kafr, Suwayda, 21.VI.2000, leg. M. Halada; 1, 9, 30 km S Suwayda Dibbin, 15.-17.V.1996, leg. Ma. Halada; 1, 20 km NE Latakia, 25.V.1996, leg. Mi. Halada. T u r k e y:2, 4, Canakkale Gelibou env., 18.VI.1998, leg. J. Halada; 1, Halfeti (Birecik), 31.V.1998, leg. Ma. Halada; 1, SE Elazig Hazar Gölü, 29.VI.2000, leg. M. Halada. Sphex melanopus DAHLBOM 1843 3, 9 (compared with det. Kohl and S. funestus (syn.) det. Kohl, NHMW) E c u a d o r:1, Napo prov., 8 km S Tena, Puerto Napo, 400m, 16.-22.II.2002, leg. Ma. Halada;1, Napo prov., 70 km SW Coca, Loreto, 300m, 4.-10.II.2002, leg. Ma. Halada. G u y a n e F r e n c h:3, Relais de Patawa, 35 km S Roura, 17. VI.-16. VII.2000, leg. Kadlec; 2, Mount de Kaw Fourgassie, 5. VIII.2006, leg. Snizek; 1, Roura env., 18.XI.1995, leg. Snizek; 1, Roura, Fourgassie env., 15.-30.XII.2006, leg. Snizek; 1, 10 km SSE Roura, 17.I.2006, leg. Houska; 2, Régina env., 25.-31.I.2006, leg. Sarovec & Houska.

Published as part of Dollfuss, H., 2008, The Sphecini Wasps of the Genera Chilosphex BOHART & MENKE, Isodontia PATTON, Palmodes KOHL, Prionyx VANDER LINDEN and Sphex LINNAEUS of the " Biologiezentrum Linz " - Collection in Linz, Austria, (Hymenoptera, Apoidea, Sphecidae), pp. 1399-1434 in Linzer biologische Beiträge 40 (2) on page 1428, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.5431130