18) Byrsinus nigroscutellatus (Montandon, 1900)

Byrsinocoris nigroscutellatus Montandon, 1900: 157 (as new species).

Byrsinus nigroscutellatus: Lis 2003: 40 (new synonymy and combination).

Material examined: Ilam province, Ilam (1430m), 1♁, 3♀♀, May 2004. New record for Iran.

Distribution outside Iran: Algeria, Chad, Egypt, Libya, Mauretania, Oman.