Neophilaenus lineatus (Linnaeus, 1758)

(Figs 6, 15 a–b, 25)

Cicada lineata Linnaeus, 1758: 438 .

Neophilaenus lineatus (Linnaeus, 1758): Dlabola (1981): 210.

Material examined. Alborz: 8 km W. Zidasht, 2200m, 10–13.vii.1977, leg. Pazuki/ Mortazaviha, 1♂ (HMIM); Asara, vii.2002, leg. Linnavuori, 73♂, 3♀ (NMWC); Ardabil: Majareh, viii.1996, ix.1998, leg. Linnavuori, 1♀ (NMWC). Tehran: Damavand, 2411m and 2705m, 27.viii.2006, leg. Mozaffarian, 4♂, 6♀ (HMIM).

Distribution and habitat. The species is found on halophilic and mesophilic plants in marshes and swamps and is known to have a holarctic distribution from Eruope, Northern and Western Asia, Iran (Fig. 25) to Eastern Asia (Dlabola 1957, 1964, 1967, 1981; Nast 1972). As shown in fig. 25, all locality records of the species in Iran are in the northern Iran except for one location in the south (Fars province), which has been recorded by Dlabola (1981). The specimen was not available for the authors to examine. The species is considered as a potential vector for the bacterium X. fastidiosa, which infests olive trees in Europe (European Food Safety Authority 2013).