Philanthus venustus (Rossi, 1790)

Crabro venustus Rossi, 1790: 94, sex not stated.

Remarks. This species is cited to occur in Egypt by Innes Bey (1912 [1911]) as P. melliniformis F. Smith, that was synonymized with P. venustus by Kohl (1891). This record was also based on Walker’s specimens from Sinai and Tadjoura. The species is known to occur in Israel, but has not been otherwise recorded from Egypt. Therefore, this record should be treated with suspicion until otherwise confirmed.