Graphosoma (Graphosoma) lineatum lineatum (Linnaeus, 1758)

Ghahari, Hassan & Moulet, Pierre, 2015, A faunistic study on the Pentatomoidea (Heteroptera) from the province of Isfahan, Iran., Arquivos Entomolóxicos 13, pp. 391-399 : 397

Graphosoma (Graphosoma) lineatum lineatum (Linnaeus, 1758)

Cimex lineatus Linnaeus, 1758 ¡ 442

Cimex nigrolineatus Fabricius, 1781 ¡ 341

Tetyra schangini Gebler, 1817 ¡ 323

Scutellera lineata var. flavipes Mulsant & Rey, 1865 ¡ 99

Graphosoma lineatum var. reducta Horváth, 1901 ¡ 470

Material examined: Province of Isfahan: Ardestan , 1235 m, 33°27′N 52°26′E, 2 ♂♂, 1 ♀, May 2013 ; CHAdeGAN, 2111 m, 32°46′N 50°38′E, 1 ♀, MAY 2012; SHAHReZA, 1828 m, 32°00′N 51°52′E, 1 ♂, April 2013; GolPAYeGAN, 1814 m, 33°30′N 50°20′E, 2 ♀♀, April 2012; ARdeSTAN, 1235 m, 33°27′N 52°26′E, 2 ♂♂, 2 ♀♀, May 2013; Shahin-ShahR, 1662 m, 32°52′N 51°34′E, 2 ♀♀, May 2012.

Distribution outside Iran: According to Dusoulier & Lupoli (2006) G. lineatum and G. italicum are two separate species, but according to Péricart (2010) they are subspecies (i.e. G. l. italicum and G. l. lineatum ). Péricart (2010) states that G. l. italicum is an European species (north of Mediterranean basin) while G. l. lineatum is a more southern species (north Africa); eastwards it is difficult to separate the distribution areas of the two taxa. According to Aukema & Rieger (2006) and Aukema et al. (2013) only one species exists ( G. lineatum ); these last authors also cite an overlooked paper by Wagner (1956) to whom both taxa only differ by the width of the black dorsal stripes (a somatic, not specific character!).