Europe: Albania Bosnia Hercegovina Crete Croatia France Greece Italy Montenegro Portugal Sardinia Sicily Spain. North Africa: Algeria Egypt Morocco. Asia: Turkey China (SE SW WP) Cyprus Iran Israel Japan Korea Saudi Arabia Syria Taiwan Yemen. Extralimital: Afrotropical Region (Cabo Verde Isl., tropical Africa, Madagascar); Oriental Region (India, Indochina, Indonesia (Java and Sumatra), New-Guinea, Philippines); Pacific Region (Australia, Hawaï, Polynesia). Extralimital subspecies: Graptostethus servus insularis Stichel, 1957, Mauritius Is.; Graptostethus servus nigriceps Stål, 1874, Ascension, Fiji, Guam; Graptostethus servus pacificus Stichel, 1957, Pacific Region; Graptostethus servus stali Stichel, 1957, Africa.