Studies on the Cimicomorpha and Pentatomomorpha (Hemiptera: Heteroptera) of Khuzestan and the adjacent provinces of Iran Author Linnavuori, Rauno E. text Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 2011 2011-06-30 51 1 21 48 journal article 10.5281/zenodo.5327510 0374-1036 5327510 Oxycarenus ( Euoxycarenus ) pallens (Herrich-Schaeffer, 1850) Material examined. ESFAHAN : Shahreza – Semirom , 6 specimens , 11.vi.2003 . FARS : 19 km S of Seh Bid , 2000 m a.s.l. , 6 specimens , 14.vi.1996 ; Kamfiruz , 1 specimen , 15.–16.vi.2002 ; Pol-e-Khan , 1 specimen , 15.vi.2002 ; 15 km E of Sa’adatshahr , 1880 m a.s.l. , 5 specimens , 6.–7.vi.1996 ; Zarqan Bamon National Park , 1650 m a.s.l. , 2 specimens , 13.–14.vi.1996 ; Takht-e-Jamshid , 2 specimens , 14.–15.vi.2002 . KOHGILUYEH & BOYERAHMAD: Samirun , 6 specimens , 11.–12.vi.2003 . KURDESTAN: Saqqez , 1 specimen , 13.–14.vi.2005 ; near Suteh , 1 specimen , 13.vi.2005 . LORESTAN : near Khoram Abad , 2 specimens , 5.–6.vi.2005 . WEST AZERBAIJAN : Bilas 20 km S of Mahabad , 1 specimen , 19.–20.vii.2004 ; Marangalu near Urumiyeh , 1 specimen , 15.–17.vii.2004 ; Nushin Shahr , 6 specimens , 15.–17.vi.2005 . Comments. In mountain steppes on Asteraceae such as Centaurea . Holomediterranean, extending to Middle East and Central Asia, India , and Sudan .