Piezodorus lituratus (Fabricius, 1794)

Cimex bilobus Gmelin, 1790: 2149 (non Schrank, 1781); Cimex lituratus Fabricius, 1794: 114; Pentatoma incarnatum Germar, 1822: 33; Pentatoma alliaceum Germar, 1824: 24; Pentatoma purpureipennis Hahn, 1834: 62; Rhaphigaster punctulatus Westwood, 1837: 31; Pentatoma (Rhaphigaster) purpureipennis var. griseoviridis Gorski, 1852: 101; Pentatoma (Rhaphigaster) purpureipennis var. rosea Gorski, 1852: 102; Piezodorus degeeri Fieber, 1861: 329; Rhaphigaster parilis Walker, 1867: 374; Piezodorus lituratus var. nigroscutellatum Fuente, 1975: 119 .

Distribution in Iran. Ardabil (Modarres Awal 1996b, 1997b), East Azarbaijan (Ghahari et al. 2010a; Nikdel et al. 2011), Fars (Kiritshenko 1966; Hoberlandt 1997; Linnavuori 2012), Golestan (Jakovlev 1877; Wagner 1966; 1968; Heiss 2002), Guilan (Linnavuori 2008), Khorasan (Wagner 1966, 1968; Modarres Awal 1996a, 1997b; Nateq Golestan & Modarres Awal 2012), Mazandaran (Hoberlandt 1959; Linnavuori 2008; Sakenin et al. 2008), West Azarbaijan (Hoberlandt 1997; Nateq Golestan 2004; Nateq Golestan et al. 2004, 2010a, b, c, 2011), Iran (no locality cited) (Oshanin 1906, 1912; Safavi 1959; Rider 2006).

General distribution. Palearctic except Scandinavia.

Host plants. On Medicago sativa ( Fabaceae) (Modarres Awal 1996a), Onobrychis sp. ( Fabaceae) (Modarres Awal 1996b), lucerne, sainfoin ( Fabaceae) (Modarres Awal 1997b), M. sativa ( Fabaceae), Xanthium strumarium ( Asteraceae) (Sakenin et al. 2008), Rosa sp., Rubus sp. (both Rosaceae) (Nateq Golestan et al. 2011), Cyperus sp. ( Cyperaceae), Galium sp. ( Rubiaceae), Juncus sp. ( Juncaceae), Lamiaceae (Linnavuori 2012), Elaeagnus sp. ( Elaeagnaceae) (Nateq Golestan & Modarres Awal 2012). According to Ribes & Pagola Carte (2013), P. lituratus principally lives on Fabaceae but is also recorded on Oleaceae, Anacardiaceae, and Fagaceae .