Updated catalogue of Iranian Anthocoridae (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Cimicomorpha)
Author
Moulet, Pierre
text
Zootaxa
2017
2017-08-25
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journal article
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Orius
(
Heterorius
)
majusculus
(Reuter, 1879)
Triphleps majusculus
Reuter, 1879: 15
(as
new
species);
Triphleps majusculus
var.
deficiens
Ferrari, 1885: 414
.
Distribution in
Iran
.
Guilan
(
Linnavuori & Hosseini 2000
),
Kermanshah
(
Abd-Rabou & Ghahari 2006
).
General distribution.
Euro Siberian (rare in Scandinavia), known in Far
Eastern
Russia
and
Morocco
.
Plant associates.
Polygonum
sp. (
Polygonaceae
),
Phragmites
sp. (
Poaceae
),
Carex
sp. (
Cyperaceae
) and many herbs and schrubs (
Péricart 1972
).
Prey records.
Whiteflies (
Hemiptera
:
Aleyrodidae
) (
Abd-Rabou & Ghahari 2006
);
Phylloxerina salicis
(
Hemiptera
:
Aphididae
),
Aphididae
, eggs of
Lepidoptera
,
Oligonychus alni
(Acari:
Tetranychidae
), occasionally phytophagous (
Péricart 1972
); it has been reported once that
O. majusculus
attacked and stung Man (
Tamanini 1958
).