Polistes (Gyrostoma) wattii Cameron 1900

Polistes (Gyrostoma) wattii Cameron, 1900 Literature records Morice (1921), as P. hebraeus; Derwesh (1965), as P. hebroeus and mentioning ‘Survey of Iraq Fauna, 1959–1919’; Khalaf and Al-Omar (1974), as P. olivaceus; Swailem et al. (1974); Abdul-Rassoul (1976), as P. macaensis; Al-Ali (1977), as P. hebroeus; Augul (2017); Al-Saffar and Augul (2021). Material examined IRAQ: Kurdistan, Duhok, 5 km E of Ashewa, Mt. Gara, 1750–1950 m, 37.0158°N 43.3505°E, 3–6 June 2023, 1 ♂ 3 ♀ (DUMAI, MSVI). Distribution Iraq, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Oman, Mauritius, Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, China (Castro and Dvořák 2010).