An annotated catalog of the Iranian Reduvioidea (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Cimicomorpha) Author Ghahari, Hassan Author Moulet, Pierre Author Cai, Wanzhi Author Karimi, Javad text Zootaxa 2013 3718 3 201 238 journal article 10.11646/zootaxa.3718.3.1 a7ae8eab-d372-4159-9d4f-ab6fbde8d0e9 1175-5326 217135 90CBE784-9085-4A1D-B316-8BA877CDBF9D Empicoris mediterraneus Hoberlandt, 1956 Empicoris vagabunda auct. non Linnaeuas, 1758; Ploiariola culiciformis auct. non De Geer, 1773; Empicoris mediterraneaus Hoberlandt, 1956: 74 ; Empicoris culiciformis weberi Dispons, 1965a: 56 ; Empicorus salinus cubitalis Ribes, 1973: 40. Distribution in Iran . Iran (without precise locality) (Putshkov & Moulet 2010, Aukema et al . 2013). Distribution outside Iran . Irano-Mediterranean: Azerbaijan , Croatia , France , Greece , Hungary , Italy , the Maghreb, Near East, Portugal , European part of Russia , Spain , Turkey , Ukraine , Uzbekistan (Putshkov & Putshkov 1996; Putshkov & Moulet 2010; Aukema et al . 2013); doubtful in Germany , Great Britain , and Ireland (Putshkov & Moulet 2010). Comments. Often E. mediterraneus is found on the ground or on the vegetation (Putshkov & Moulet 2010).