Staria lunata (Hahn, 1835)

Cimex impressus Gravenhorst, 1807: 348; Eysarcoris lunatus Hahn, 1835: 127; Cimex lobulatus Rambur, 1839: 120; Staria maroccana Lindberg, 1932: 10; Staria levantinae Fuente, 1972: 104 .

Distribution in Iran. Fars (Ribes & Pagola Carte 2013), Golestan (Jakovlev 1877, 1880; Oshanin 1906, 1912; Hoberlandt 1997; Ribes & Pagola Carte 2013), Guilan (Wagner 1968; Linnavuori 2008; Ribes & Pagola Carte 2013), Mazandaran (Wagner 1968; Ribes & Pagola Carte 2013), Semnan (Kiritshenko 1949; Ribes & Pagola Carte 2013), Iran (no locality cited) (Safavi 1959; Modarres Awal 1997b; Rider 2006).

General distribution. European (Central and Mediterranean), Russia, The Maghreb, Caucasus extending to Iran, Near East.

Host plants. Staria lunata has been collected on a great number of plants belonging to Apiaceae, Lamiaceae, Scrophulariaceae, and Asteraceae (Ribes & Pagola Carte 2013) .