New records of Crabronidae fauna (Hymenoptera, Apoidea) of Tunisia

This study adds to the knowledge of Crabronidae fauna in Tunisia based on specimens collected between 2017 and 2019. Thirty-three species and subspecies belonging to 14 genera representing three subfamilies, Astatinae, Crabroninae and Pemphredoninae, are identified. Fifteen species are new records for Tunisian insect fauna: Astata apostata Mercet, 1910; A. gallica de Beaumont, 1942, Dryudella pulawskii Schmid-Egger, 2014, Prosopigastra nuda (Nurse, 1903), P. punctatissima africana de Beaumont, 1955, Tachytes niloticus R. Turner, 1918, Liris agilis (F. Smith, 1856), L. cleopatra de Beaumont, 1961, Miscophus papyrus de Andrade, 1954, Solierella andradei de Beaumont, 1957, S. insidiosa de Beaumont, 1964, Palarus parvulus de Beaumont, 1949, Trypoxylon deceptorium Antropov, 1991, Diodontus insidiosus Spooner 1938 and Mimumesa unicolor (Vander Linden, 1829) are new records for the Tunisian insect fauna. Except for Ectemnius confinis (Walker, 1871), all the identified species have new provincial records. Geographical distribution in Tunisia and the world is given.