Studies on the Miridae (Phylinae, addenda to Deraeocorinae and Orthotylinae) of Khuzestan and the adjacent provinces of Iran (Hemiptera: Heteroptera) Author Linnavuori, Rauno E. text Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 2010 2010-12-15 50 2 369 414 journal article 10.5281/zenodo.5326810 0374-1036 5326810 Macrotylus cruciatus (R. F. Sahlberg, 1848) Material examined. TEHRAN : Azad Bar 70 km W of Karaj , 2410 m a.s.l. , 6 specimens , 10.vii.1995 ; Kandovan , 2550 m a.s.l. , 1 specimen , 3.–4.vii.1995 . Comments. The specimens are somewhat smaller and darker than most M. cruciatus , but the structure of the vesica is very similar. Found in mountain meadows, known to live on Filipendula ulmaria . Eastern Palaearctic species. New for Iran .