Xylocoris (Proxylocoris) galactinus (Fieber, 1836)

Anthocoris galactinus Fieber, 1836: 107 (as new species); Xylocoris albipennis Herrich Schaeffer, 1850: 171; Piezostethus flaccidus Van Duzee, 1914: 14; Scoloposcelis discalis Van Duzee, 1914: 15; Xylocoris deserti Villiers, 1956: 838; Xylocoris palmi Gyllensvärd, 1968: 557 .

Distribution in Iran. Guilan (Linnavuori & Hosseini 2000).

General distribution. Euro Siberian, Caucasus, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Canada, USA.

Plant associates. On leaves or under barks of various trees (Péricart 1972); also in vegetable litter, manure heaps, haystacks (Carapezza et al. 2014).

Prey records. Small arthropods (Saulich & Musolin 2009) particularly grains stored pests (Carapezza et al. 2014); Tetramorium caespitum (Linnaeus, 1758) ( Hymenoptera: Formicidae) (Péricart 1972).

Biology. X. galactinus can overwinter both in natural and artificial conditions (Saulich & Musolin 2009).

Comments. The species is frequently attracted by light traps (Carapezza et al. 2014).