An annotated catalog of the Iranian Miridae (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Cimicomorpha)
Author
Ghahari, Hassan
Author
Chérot, Frédéric
text
Zootaxa
2014
3845
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journal article
45096
10.11646/zootaxa.3845.1.1
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1175-5326
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«
Atractotomus
»
mali
(Meyer-Dür, 1843)
Distribution in
Iran
.
Ardabil, Tehran (
Linnavuori 2007
), West Azarbaijan (
Mostaan 1993
;
Modarres Awal 1997c
),
Iran
(no locality cited) (
Aukema
et al
. 2013
).
General distribution, hosts and prey.
West Palaearctic species; living on deciduous trees such
Crataegus
sp.
,
Malus
sp.,
Pyrus
sp.
and
Sorbus
sp.
(
Linnavuori 2007
). Predator notably of European red mite
Panonychus ulmi
(Koch, 1836)
(
Mostaan 1993
;
Modarres Awal 1997c
).
Comments.
According to
Stonedahl (1990)
and
Schwartz & Stonedahl (2004)
, “
A
.”
mali
does not belong to the genus
Atractotomus
and should be reclassified in another genus, probably to describe still.