Orius (Dimorphella) maxidentex Ghauri, 1972

Distribution in Iran. Hormozgan (Erfanfar et al. 2010; Erfanfar 2014).

General distribution. Iran, UAE, India, Pakistan, Thailand, Sudan.

Plant associates. Althaea sp. ( Malvaceae), Gaillardia grandiflora (Asteraceae), Ocimum basilicum (Lamiaceae), Zinnia violacea (= Z. elegans) ( Asteraceae) (Erfanfar et al. 2010). Eriobotrya japonica (Rosaceae), Gossypum sp. ( Malvaceae), Mangifera indica (Anacardiaceae), Sorghum sp. ( Poaceae) (Carapezza et al. 2014).

Prey records. Bemisia tabaci (Gennadius, 1889) (Stenorrhyncha: Aleyrodidae), Scirtothrips dorsalis Hood, 1919, Thrips palmi Karny, 1925, Halothrips tolerabilis Priesner, 1936, Florithrips traegardhi Trybom, 1911 (all Thysanoptera: Thripidae), Contarinia sorghicola (Coquillet, 1898) ( Diptera: Cecidomyiidae) (Carapezza et al. 2014).

Biology. There are only 4 nymphal instars in this species (Saulich & Musolin 2009). It was collected by light traps and water pan traps (Carapezza et al. 2014).

Comments. In India and Thailand, O. maxidentex is tought to be of a great agricultural importance in biological control programs (Carapezza et al. 2014).