Sciocoris (Sciocoris) cursitans (Fabricius, 1794)

Naucoris cursitans Fabricius, 1794: 67; Cimex terreus Schrank, 1801: 75; Cydnus umbrinus Fallén, 1807: 54 (non Wolff, 1804); Sciocoris umbrinus Fallén, 1829: 21 (non Wolff, 1804); Sciocoris cursitans var. transita Stichel, 1924: 202; Sciocoris cursitans var. vilarsi Stichel, 1924: 202; Sciocoris cursitans var. holopunctatus Jordan, 1947: 103; Sciocoris cursitans var. transversovittata Jordan, 1953: 4; S ciocoris pallidicornis Wagner, 1954: 78; Sciocoris (Sciocoris) rubropunctatus Fuente, 1972: 89 .

Distribution in Iran. Ardabil (Modarres Awal 1987), East Azarbaijan (Modarres Awal 1997b), Guilan (Linnavuori 2008), West Azarbaijan (Nateq Golestan 2004; Nateq Golestan et al. 2004, 2010a, b, c, 2011), Iran (no locality cited) (Rider 2006).

General distribution. Euro-Siberian.

Host plants. On cereals (Modarres Awal 1997b), in meadows, under stone and crucibles (Nateq Golestan et al. 2010a); collected on numerous Ericaceae, Hypericaceae, Lamiaceae (Derjanschi & Péricart 2005) .