« Atractotomus » mali (Meyer-Dür, 1843)

Distribution in Iran. Ardabil, Tehran (Linnavuori 2007), West Azarbaijan (Mostaan 1993; Modarres Awal 1997c), Iran (no locality cited) (Aukema et al. 2013).

General distribution, hosts and prey. West Palaearctic species; living on deciduous trees such Crataegus sp., Malus sp., Pyrus sp. and Sorbus sp. (Linnavuori 2007). Predator notably of European red mite Panonychus ulmi (Koch, 1836) (Mostaan 1993; Modarres Awal 1997c).

Comments. According to Stonedahl (1990) and Schwartz & Stonedahl (2004), “ A.” mali does not belong to the genus Atractotomus and should be reclassified in another genus, probably to describe still.