Subfamily POMPILINAE Latreille, 1804

Agenioideus Ashmead, 1902

Type species. Pompilus humilis Cresson, 1867, North America, by original designation. Distribution. Russia: European part, Far East; worldwide (Loktionov & Lelej 2014).

Amblyellus Day, 1981

Type species. Pompilus hasdrubal Kohl, 1894, by original designation.

Distribution. Russia: south of European part (Tobias 1978); Palaearctic (Western, Eastern and South Europe, North Africa, Near East, Central Asia) and Afrotropical Regions (Yemen, South Africa) (Day 1981, Wahis 2013).

Anoplius Dufour, 1834

Type species. Sphex nigerrima Scopoli, 1763, designated by ICZN, 1973: 24 according to application of van der Vecht & Menke 1968: 120.

Distribution. Russia: European part, Western and Eastern Siberia, Far East; worldwide (Shlyahtenok et al. 2012; Loktionov & Lelej 2014).

Anospilus Haupt, 1929

Type species. Pompilus orbitalis A. Costa, 1863, by original designation. Distribution. Russia: European part, Far East; Palaearctic Region (Loktionov & Lelej 2014).

Aporinellus Banks, 1911

Type species. Aporus fasciatus Smith, 1855, North America, by subsequent designation of Banks 1912: 223. Distribution. Russia: European part, Ural, Western Siberia (Tobias 1978); Palaearctic (Europe, North Africa, Near East, Central Asia, Kazakhstan, Mongolia) (Zonstein 2002 b, Wolf 2005, Wahis 2013), Nearctic and Neotropical (Krombein 1979), Afrotropical (Madagascar) (Wahis 2000) and Oriental (Banks 1934) Regions.

Aporus Spinola, 1808

Type species. Aporus bicolor Spinola, 1808, by subsequent designation of Latreille 1810: 437. Distribution. Russia: European part, Eastern Siberia, Far East; worldwide (except Australia) (Loktionov & Lelej 2014).

Arachnospila Kincaid, 1900

Type species. Arachnospila septentrionalis Kincaid, 1900, North America, by monotypy (junior subjective synonym of Pompilus fumipennis Zetterstedt, 1838 according to Evans 1951: 935). Distribution. Russia: European part, Ural, Western and Eastern Siberia, Far East; worldwide (except Australia) (Loktionov & Lelej 2011, 2014, 2015; Lelej & Loktionov 2011).

Arachnotheutes Haupt, 1927

Type species. Pompilus rufithorax Costa, 1881, by original designation.

Distribution. Russia: south of European part (Tobias 1978); Palaearctic Region (Western, Eastern and South Europe, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, Central Asia) (Wolf 1972, 2005; Zonstein 2002 b; Wahis 2013).

* Ctenagenia de Saussure, 1892

Type species. Pompilus vespiformis Klug, 1834, by subsequent designation of Haupt 1927: 129. Distribution. Palaearctic (South Europe, North Africa, Near East, Afghanistan, Pakistan) and Afrotropical (north and north-east) Regions (Wahis 2002, 2013).

Dicyrtomellus Gussakovskij, 1935

Type species. Sphex cingulata Rossi, 1790, by original designation (nom. praeocc., nec Fabricius 1775, replaced by Pompilus luctuosus Mocsary, 1878 according to Pate 1949: 83; nom. praeocc., nec Cresson 1865; replaced by Dicyrtomellus argenteus Wahis, 1983; junior subjective synonym of Arachnospila (Arachnospila) fumipennis tingitana Wolf, 1966 = Dicyromellus tingitanus (Wolf, 1966) according to Wolf 2001: 970). Distribution. Russia: south of European part (Tobias 1978); Palaearctic Region (Western, Eastern and South Europe, North Africa, Near East (Wahis 2013), Central Asia, Mongolia (Zonstein 2002 b), Kazakhstan (Wolf 2005)).

* Entomobora Gistel, 1857

Type species. Entomobora aestivalis Gistel, 1857 (= Pompilus fuscipennis Vander Linden, 1827), by monotypy. Distribution. Palaearctic Region (Western, Eastern and South Europe, Near East, North Africa) (Wahis 2013).

Eoferreola Arnold, 1935

Type species. Anoplius soleanus Cameron, 1905, by original designation.

Distribution. Russia: south of European part, Western and Eastern Siberia, Far East (Loktionov & Lelej 2014); Palaearctic, Nearctic and Afrotropical Regions (Wahis & Schmid-Egger 2002; Wahis 2013).

Episyron Schiødte, 1837

Type species. Sphex rufipes Linnaeus, 1758, by monotypy.

Distribution. Russia: European part, Western and Eastern Siberia, Far East; worldwide (Loktionov & Lelej 2014).

Evagetes Lepeletier de Saint Fargeau, 1845

Type species. Evagetes bicolor Lepeletier de Saint Fargeau, 1845 (= Aporus dubius Vander Linden, 1827), by monotypy.

Distribution. Russia: European part, Western and Eastern Siberia, Far East; Palaearctic, Nearctic and Neotropical Regions (van der Smissen 2003, Loktionov & Lelej 2009, 2014).

Ferreola Lepeletier de Saint Fargeau, 1845

Type species. Ferreola algira Lepeletier de Saint Fargeau, 1845, by monotypy. Distribution. Russia: south of European part; Palaearctic (Europe, North Africa, Central Asia), Afrotropical (Eritrea, Yemen) and Australian Regions (Tobias 1978, Zonstein 2002 b, Elliot 2007, Wiśniowski 2009, Wahis 2013).

* Gonaporus Ashmead, 1902

Type species. Pompilus gracilis Klug, 1834, by original designation.

Distribution. Palaearctic (Europe: Canary Is.; North Africa, Near East and Central Asia) and Afrotropical (Equatorial Guinea) Regions (Wolf 1990, Zonstein & Wahis 2015).

* Hanedapompilus Shimizu in Shimizu & Wahis, 2005

Type species. Hanedapompilus yamagishii Shimizu, 2005, by original designation. Distribution. Eastern Palaearctic (Japan) (Shimizu & Wahis 2005).

Homonotus Dahlbom, 1843

Type species. Sphex sanguinolenta Fabricius, 1793, by subsequent designation of Stein 1859: 60. Distribution. Russia: European part, Western and Eastern Siberia, Far East (Loktionov & Lelej 2014). Palaearctic, Oriental and Afrotropical Regions (Elliot 2007).

Lophopompilus Radoszkowski, 1887

Type species. Pompilus grandis Eversmann, 1849 (= Sphex samariensis Pallas, 1771), by subsequent designation of Ashmead 1902: 84.

Distribution. Russia: European part, Eastern Siberia, Far East; Palaearctic and Nearctic Regions (Loktionov & Lelej 2014).

Microphadnus Cameron, 1905

Type species. Microphadnus bicolor Cameron, 1905, by subsequent designation of Arnold 1937: 68. Distribution. Russia: south of European part (Tobias 1978); Palaearctic (Western and South Europe, North Africa, Near East, Central Asia, Kazakhstan, Mongolia), Afrotropical (South Africa, Madagascar) and Australian Regions (Zonstein 2002 b, Elliot 2007, Wahis 2013).

* Nanoclavelia Priesner, 1955

Type species. Pompilus leucopterus Dahlbom, 1843, by original designation. Distribution. South Palaearctic (Europe, North Africa, Near East, Central Asia) (Haupt 1962, Wolf 1978, Zonstein 2002 b, Yildirim & Wahis 2011, Wahis 2013).

* Pamirospila Wolf, 1970

Type species. Psammochares pamirus Haupt, 1930, by original designation. Distribution. Palaearctic Region (Central Asia) (Zonstein 2002 b).

Parabatozonus Yasumatsu, 1936 (= Batozonellus Arnold, 1937, type species Pompilus fuliginosus Klug, 1834, by original designation. Junior subjective synonym of Parabatozonus Yasumatsu, 1936 according to Loktionov & Lelej 2014: 210).

Type species. Pompilus hakodadi de Dalla Torre, 1897 (= Pompilus jankowskii Radoszkowski, 1887), by original designation.

Distribution. Russia: European part, Western and Eastern Siberia, Far East; Palaearctic, Nearctic, Afrotropical and Australian Regions (Elliot 2007, Loktionov & Lelej 2014).

* Paracyphononyx Gribodo, 1884

Type species. Paracyphononyx melanicrus Gribodo, 1884, by monotypy. Distribution. Worldwide (mainly in tropical and temperate regions) (Elliot 2007).

* Pareiocurgus Haupt in Priesner, 1955

Type species. Pompilus calidus Guérin-Méneville, 1843 (= Pompilus violaceipennis Brullé, 1839), by monotypy. Distribution. Palaearctic Region (Canary Is., North Africa, Near East, Central Asia) (Haupt 1962, Zonstein 2002 b, Wahis 2013).

Pompilus Fabricius, 1798

Type species. Pompilus pulcher Fabricius, 1798, designated by ICZN, 1945: 377, according to petition of C. Bradley and 59 other hymenopterists (ICZN 1945).

Distribution. Russia: European part, Ural, Western and Eastern Siberia, Far East (Tobias 1978, Loktionov & Lelej 2014). Palaearctic, Afrotropical, Oriental and Australian Regions (Day 1981).

* Pseudopompilus Costa, 1887

Type species. Pompilus antonini De Stefani, 1884 (= Salius humboldti Dahlbom, 1845), by monotypy. Distribution. Palaearctic (South Europe, North Africa, Central Asia) and Afrotropical Regions (Tobias 1978, Wahis 2013).

Schistonyx de Saussure, 1887

Type species. Cyphononyx (Schistonyx) velutinus de Saussure, 1887, by subsequent designation of Haupt 1929 a: 122.

Distribution. Russia: south of European part; Palaearctic (South Europe, North Africa, Near East, Central Asia) and Afrotropical Regions (Arnold 1937, Tobias 1978, Yildirim & Wahis 2011, Wahis 2013).

* Stigmaporus Zonstein, 2001

Type species. Gonaporus (Stigmaporus) wolfi Zonstein, 2001, by original designation. Distribution. Palaearctic (Central Asia, Kazakhstan, Mongolia) (Zonstein & Wahis 2015).

Tachyagetes Haupt, 1930

Type species. Evagetes filicornis Tournier, 1889, by original designation.

Distribution. Russia: south of European part, Ural (Tobias 1978); Palaearctic Region (Western, Eastern and South Europe, North Africa, Near East, Central Asia, Kazakhstan, Mongolia) (Zonstein 2002 b, Wahis 2013).

* Tachypompilus Ashmead, 1902

Type species. Tachypompilus abbotti Ashmead, 1902 (= Sphex analis Fabricius, 1781), by original designation. Distribution. Eastern Palaearctic, Nearctic, Neotropical, Afrotropical and Oriental Regions (Banks 1934, Wasbauer & Kimsey 1985, Shimizu 1996 b).

* Telostegus Costa, 1887 (= Elaphrosyron Haupt, 1929, type species Elaphrosyron heinrichi Haupt, 1929. Junior subjective synonym of Telostegus Costa, 1887 according to Yildirim & Wahis 2011: 29).

Type species. Aporus major Costa, 1886 (= Aporus inermis Brullé, 1832), by monotypy.

Distribution. Palaearctic (Western, Eastern and South Europe, North Africa, Near East, Central Asia, Kazakhstan, Mongolia), Afrotropical and Australian Regions (Arnold 1937, Zonstein 2002 b, Wolf 2005, Elliot 2007, Yildirim & Wahis 2011, Wahis 2013).

* Telostholus Haupt, 1929

Type species. Planiceps orientalis Cameron, 1891, by original designation. Distribution. Eastern Palaearctic and Oriental Region (Tsuneki 1989, Shimizu 1996 b).

Xenaporus Ashmead, 1902

Type species. Pompilus amoenus Klug, 1834, by original designation. Distribution. Russia (new record): south of Eastern Siberia; Palaearctic (Western, Eastern and South Europe, North Africa, Near East, Central Asia, Kazakhstan, Mongolia) and Nearctic Regions (Tobias 1978, Zonstein 2002 a, Wahis 2013).

Xenaporus eremocanus Wolf, 1990. Material examined . Russia: 2 ♀, 2 ♂, Eastern Siberia, Tuva, 27 km SSW Erzin, Tore-Khol Lake (Oasis), 12.VII. 2014 (A. Lelej, M. Proshchalykin, V. Loktionov).

Distribution. Russia (new record): Eastern Siberia (Tuva); East Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, South Kyrgyzstan, South-Eastern Kazakhstan, Mongolia (Zonstein & Zonstein 2007).