https://mapress.com/jib <p><strong>Journal of Insect Biodiversity</strong> (<strong>JIB</strong>) is an international, peer-reviewed scientific journal of Biodiversity Application &amp; Research Center of the Atatürk University. <span lang="EN-GB">JIB is dedicated to publishing high-quality novel </span><span lang="EN-GB">scientific data </span><span lang="EN-GB">on <strong>insect biodiversity</strong>. The aims</span> of this journal are to share and disseminate novel scientific information on the discovery, description, and conservation of insect diversity. </p> Magnolia Press en-US Journal of Insect Biodiversity 2538-1318 Copyright is retained by Magnolia press LTD. https://mapress.com/jib/article/view/2026.85.1.1 <p>Based on available publications related to Sphecidae <em>sensu lato </em>of Tunisia and identified materials from that country in the first author’s and Christian Schmid-Egger’s personal collections, a catalogue of Tunisian species is presented for the first time. It is composed of 343 species and subspecies belonging to nine families and 66 genera. The Crabronidae family is the most diverse with 146 taxa belonging to 23 genera followed by the Sphecidae with 53 species and subspecies and 10 genera. One genus <em>Didineis </em>Wesmael, 1852 and seven species: <em>Didineis barbieri </em>(de Beaumont, 1968), <em>Harpactus formosus</em> (Jurine, 1807), <em>Belomicrus rasmonti </em>Schmid-Egger, 2021, <em>Miscophus eatoni</em> Saunders, 1903, <em>Passaloecus pictus</em> Ribaut, 1952, <em>Pemphredon austriaca</em> (Kohl 1888) and <em>Psenulus pallipes</em> (Panzer, 1798) are first recorded from Tunisia. New provincial records are reported for several taxa. Synonyms of each species and provinces where it was found in Tunisia are provided.</p> HASSIB BEN KHEDHER EROL YILDIRIM Copyright (c) 2026 Magnolia press 2026-06-05 2026-06-05 85 1 1 43 10.12976/jib/2026.85.1.1