Anthocoris minki pistaciae Wagner, 1957

Anthocoris minki pistaciae Wagner, 1957: 111 (as new subspecies).

Distribution in Iran. Alborz, Tehran (Wagner 1957), Ardabil (Linnavuori & Hosseini 2000), Chaharmahal & Bakhtiari (Khajehali & Poorjavad 2015), Fars (Falamarzi et al. 2009; Farzaneh et al. 2011), Kerman (Wagner 1957; Modarres Awal 1997; Mehrnejad et al. 2006; Pourali et al. 2011; Zeinadini Mymand et al. 2012), Razavi Khorasan (Linnavuori & Modarres Awal 1998), Semnan (Dezianian & Sahragard 2000), Sistan & Baluchestan (Modarres Awal 1997).

General distribution. Greece (incl. Cyprus), Near East, southern Russia, Ukraine, Caucasus, Central Asia, Mongolia, north western China.

Plant associates. Barley ( Hordeum sativum Jessen ( Poaceae)), Pistachia khinjukh (Wagner 1957), Pistachia sp. ( Anacardiaceae) (Linnavuori & Modarres Awal 1998; Zeinadini Pourali et al. 2011; Mymand et al. 2012), Amygdalus communis, Amygdalus scoparia (Rosaceae), Fraxinus rotundifolia (Oleaceae), Pistacia mutica (Anacardiacae), Populus alba (Salicaceae), Prunus persicae (Rosaceae), Salix sp. ( Salicaceae), Ulmus campestris (Ulmaceae) (Falamarzi et al. 2009), Pistacia vera, P. lentiscus, P. khinkuk (Anacardiaceae), Populus diversifolia (Salicaceae) (Péricart 1972).

Prey records. Asiphonella cynodonti (Das, 1918) ( Hemiptera: Aphididae) (Péricart 1972; Modarres Awal 1997), Forda hirsuta Mordvilko, 1928 ( Hemiptera: Aphididae), Agonoscena pistaciae Burckhardt & Lauterer, 1989 ( Hemiptera: Psyllidae) (Dezianian & Sahragard 2000; Mehrnejad et al. 2006; Pourali et al. 2011), Forda sp. ( Hemiptera: Aphididae), Hyalopterus pruni (Geoffroy, 1762) ( Hemiptera: Aphididae), Psyllopsis fraxini (Linnaeus, 1758) ( Hemiptera: Psyllidae), Slavum sp. ( Hemiptera: Aphididae) (Falamarzi et al. 2009), Tinocallis nevskyi Remaudiere, Qucdnau & Heie, 1988 ( Hemiptera: Aphididae) (Khajehali & Poorjavad 2015); Forda sp. ( Hemiptera: Aphididae) (Péricart 1972).