Holotachysphex turneri (Arnold, 1923)

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Tachysphex turneri Arnold, 1923:165 . Holotype: sex not indicated, South Africa: Willowmore (SAM) . Tachysphex turneri var. transvaalensis Arnold, 1924:66 . Holotype: female, South Africa: Transvaal: Lichtenburg (TMP). Synonymized by Pulawski, 1992:230.

Diagnosis. The species is characterized by the the notched lower mandibular margin in combination with a glabrous hindtiba and red to brown tibiae.

Geographic distribution. Subsaharan Africa, northwards to Ethiopia and Ghana. Material examined. SOUTH AFRICAN REPUBLIC: 1 female 4.i.2010 25 km W Jansenville (OLL) . ZIMBABWE: 1 male 19.xii.2012 60 km NNW Bulawayo (OLL).