Aelia virgata (Herrich-Schaeffer, 1841)

Cimex virgatus Herrich-Schaeffer, 1841: 67 .

Distribution in Iran. East Azarbaijan (Khaghaninia et al. 2010a, 2011, 2013; Havaskary et al. 2012), Fars (Safavi 1959; Farahbakhsh 1961; Brown 1962, 1966; Modarres Awal 1997b; Derjanschi & Péricart 2005; Linnavuori 2012), Hamadan (Safavi 1959; Brown 1962, 1966; Wagner 1968; Hoberlandt 1997; Modarres Awal 1997b; Derjanschi & Péricart 2005), Isfahan (Derjanschi & Péricart 2005), Kerman (Safavi 1959), Kermanshah (Safavi 1959; Farahbakhsh 1961; Brown 1962, 1966; Modarres Awal 1997b), Khorasan (Modarres Awal 1996a, 1997b), Kordestan (Brown 1962, 1966; Wagner 1968; Hoberlandt 1997), Lorestan (Modarres Awal 1997b), Markazi, Sistan & Baluchestan (Safavi 1959; Farahbakhsh 1961; Modarres Awal 1997b), Mazandaran (Sakenin et al. 2008), Qazvin, Semnan (Safavi 1959; Farahbakhsh 1961), Tehran (Safavi 1959; Farahbakhsh 1961; Brown 1962, 1966; Hoberlandt 1997; Derjanschi & Péricart 2005), Zanjan (Safavi 1959; Farahbakhsh 1961; Modarres Awal 1997b; Askari et al. 2009), Iran (no locality cited) (Khanjani 2006; Rider 2006).

General distribution. Ponto-Mediterranean, Central Asia, Near East.

Host plants. On Triticum vulgare, Hordeum vulgare (both Poaceae) (Farahbakhsh 1961; Sakenin et al. 2008), wild Poaceae (Farahbakhsh 1961; Modarres Awal 1997b; Askari et al. 2009), wheat (Modarres Awal 1996a, 1997b; Khanjani 2006), barley (Modarres Awal 1997b), under Astragalus sp. ( Fabaceae) (Khaghaninia et al. 2010a, 2011); in Ukraine on Taeniatherum asperum ( Poaceae) (Putshkov 1961).