Prionyx kirbii (Vander Linden, 1827)

Distribution in Iran: Ardabil, Golestan (de Beaumont 1957).

General distribution: Algeria, Angola, Austria, Bulgaria, Central African Republic, China, Congo, Croatia, Czech Republic, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, France, Greece, Hungary, Iran, Israel, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Libya, Malta, Morocco, Mozambique, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, Syria, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan, Yemen, Zaire.

Remarks: This species was first recorded as Sphex albisectus Lepeletier de Saint Fargeau & Serville, 1828 by de Beaumont (1957).