Coriomeris affinis (Herrich-Schaeffer, 1839)

Coreus affinis Herrich-Schaeffer, 1839: 97 (as new species); Merocoris spinolae A. Costa, 1843: 33; Coriomeris planicornis Lindberg, 1923: 75; Coriomeris affinis aegyptius K. Schmidt, 1939: 351; Coriomeris spinolai auct. non Costa, 1843; Coriomeris aegyptius Priesner & Alfieri, 1953: 34 .

Distribution in Iran. East Azarbaijan (Moulet 1995; Gharaat et al. 2009), Fars (Linnavuori 2012), Golestan (Heiss 2002), Guilan (Wagner 1968; Hoberlandt 1989; Moulet 1995; Linnavuori, 2007), Hamadan (Samin et al. 2011), Mazandaran (Wagner 1968; Tshernova 1978; Moulet 1995), Semnan (Hoberlandt 1989; Linnavuori 2007), Tehran (Lindberg 1938; Hoberlandt 1954, 1989; Tshernova 1978; Linnavuori, 2007), West Azarbaijan (Gharaat et al. 2009; Sakenin et al. 2010), Iran (no locality cited) (Tshernova 1978).

General distribution. Mediterranean basin (including Asian part of Turkey), Near East, Cyprus, Central Asia (Iran, Iraq).

Comments. On Juniperus excelsa (Cupressaceae) (Sakenin et al. 2010; Samin et al. 2011), Pinus halepensis (Pinaceae), and Fabaceae, Lamiaceae, and Malvaceae (Linnavuori 2007) .