evidence: The Socotra Archipelago lies in the north-western corner of the Indian Ocean between 12°5'N and 12°43'N and 53°0'E and 54°35'E at the junction between the Gulf of Aden and the Arabian Sea (Fig. 1). The Archipelago includes the main island of Socotra, three smaller islands Darsa, Samha, Abd al-Kuri, and two islets Sabuniya and Kal Farun. [...] Distribution: Socotra Archipelago south to South Africa, east to Pitcairn Islands. Known in the Arabian region from Somalia (Sommer et al. 1996) and Socotra Archipelago (Zajonz et al. 2019; present study). [...] Distribution: Socotra Archipelago south to South Africa, east to Tuamotu Archipelago. Known in the Arabian region from Somalia (Sommer et al. 1996), Socotra Archipelago (Zajonz et al. 2019; present study), and Pakistan (Moazzam et al. 2017).