Eysarcoris ventralis (Westwood, 1837)

Pentatoma ventralis Westwood, 1837: 36; Pentatoma ventralis var. pallidicornis Wetwood, 1837: 36; Pentatoma inconspicuum Herrich-Schaeffer, 1844: 93; Pentatoma pusillus A. Costa, 1847: 24 (non Herrich-Schaeffer, 1833); Eysarcoris distactus Dallas, 1851: 226; Eysarcoris misellus S tål, 1854: 217; Eyarcoris helferi Fieber, 1861: 332; Stollia rectipes Ellenrieder, 1862: 150; Eysarcoris epistomalis Mulsant & Rey, 1866: 177; Eysarcoris mayeti Mulsant & Rey, 1872: 99; Eusarcoris pseudoaeneus Jakovlev, 1869: 117; Eysarcoris inconspicuus var. simplex Puton, 1881: 76, Eusarcoris scutellaris Jakovlev, 1885: 112; Eusarcoris egenus Jakovlev, 1900: 521; Eusarcoris sindellus Distant, 1902: 168; Eusarcoris schmidti Jakovlev, 1902: 600; Eysarcoris inconspicuus var. kwanvonensis Yang, 1934: 129; Eysarcoris tangens Stichel, 1961: 564; Eysarcoris confusus Fuente, 1972: 96; Eysarcoris uniformis Fuente, 1972: 97; Eysarcoris hispalensis Fuente, 1972: 99; Eysarcoris luisae Fuente, 1972: 101 .

Distribution in Iran. Ardabil, Zanjan (Linnavuori 2008), Bushehr, Khuzestan (Hoberlandt 1997; Linnavuori 2012), East Azarbaijan (Hoberlandt 1997; Modarres Awal 1997a; Farshbaf Pour-Abad 2000; Ghahari et al. 2010a; Havaskary et al. 2012), Fars (Hoberlandt 1997; Safavi 1959; Modarres Awal 1997b, Linnavuori 2012); Golestan (Jakovlev 1877; Hoberlandt 1955, 1997; Modarres Awal 1997b, Linnavuori 2008), Guilan (Seidenstücker 1957; Wagner 1961, 1968; Hoberlandt 1997; Linnavuori 2008), Hormozgan (Hoberlandt 1955, 1997; Kiritshenko 1966; Linnavuori 2004; Sakenin et al. 2008), Kerman (Wagner 1961; Hoberlandt 1997), Khorasan (Modarres Awal 1996a, 1997b; Linnavuori 2008; Havaskary et al. 2010; Mehneh et al. 2010), Markazi (Modarres Awal 1997b), Lorestan (Safavi 1959), Mazandaran (Hoberlandt 1955; 1997; Wagner 1968; Modarres Awal 1997b; Linnavuori 2008; Sakenin et al. 2008), Sistan & Baluchestan (Kiritshenko 1966; Hoberlandt 1997; Safavi 1959; Modarres Awal 1997b), Tehran (Hoberlandt 1955, 1997; Safavi 1959; Modarres Awal 1997b; Linnavuori 2008), West Azarbaijan (Nateq Golestan 2004; Nateq Golestan et al. 2004, 2010a, b, c, 2011 as Eysarcoris inconspicuus Herrich-Schaeffer; Linnavuori 2012), Iran (no locality cited) (Oshanin 1906, 1912; Rider 2006).

General distribution. Palearctic, tropical Africa, Hawaii.

Host plants. On Centaurea sp. ( Asteraceae), Chenopodium sp. ( Chenopodiaceae), Salix sp. ( Salicaceae) (Modarres Awal 1996a), Vitis vinifera ( Vitaceae) (Modarres Awal 1996a, 1997b; Sakenin et al. 2008), alfalfa (Modarres Awal 1997a), Tamarix sp. ( Tamaricaceae) (Modarres Awal 1997b), Poaceae (Linnavuori 2008) also in alfalfa fields (Farshbaf Pour-Abad 2000) and on Triticum aestivum ( Poaceae), Verbascum sp. ( Scrophulariaceae) (Nateq Golestan et al. 2011).