Podalonia hirsuta (Scopoli, 1763)

(Map 27)

Sphex hirsutus Scopoli, 1763 . Entomologia Carniolica exhibens Insecta Carnioliae indigena et distributa in ordines, genera, species, varietates. Methodo Linnaeano. Typis loannis, Thomae, Trattner, Vindobonae: 292.

Psammophila hirsuta: Smits van Burgst, 1913: 319 (Tunisia: no specific locality).

Ammophila hirsuta: Graeffe, 1906: 455 (Tunis) .

Ammophila (Psammophila) hirsuta: Roth, 1928: 172 (Gafsa, Kairouan).

New records (Total 3 ♂, 9 ♀). Gabes, 1 ♀ (A. Weiss Collection, MNHN); Medenine, 3 ♂ (J. de Gaulle Collection, MNHN), 6 ♀ (Vachal Collection, MNHN); Tozeur, 1 ♀ (Dumont Collection, MNHN); Tunisia: no specific locality, 1 ♀ (J. de Gaulle Collection, MNHN) .

General distribution. Palearctic region (Dollfuss 2010b).