Orius (Orius) pallidicornis (Reuter, 1884)

Moulet, Pierre, 2017, Updated catalogue of Iranian Anthocoridae (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Cimicomorpha), Zootaxa 4311 (4), pp. 451-479 : 467

Orius (Orius) pallidicornis (Reuter, 1884)

Triphleps pallidicornis Reuter, 1884: 102 (as new species); Orius pallidicornis var. novaki Wagner, 1952: 41 .

Distribution in Iran. Alborz (Ostovan 1998; Madadi 1999), Fars (Ostovan 1998; Erfanfar & Ostovan 2002; Ostovan & Mirhelli 2005; Ganji 2007), Golestan (Ostovan 1998; Ghahari & Ostovan 2006), Isfahan (Ostovan 1998; Razmjoo 2004; Razmjoo et al. 2011; Razmjoo 2012), Khuzestan (Rajabpour 2011; Rajabpour et al. 2012; Sepahvand et al. 2016), Lorestan (Sepahvand et al. 2014, 2016), Kuhgiloyeh & Boyerahmad (Davari et al. 2015), Mazandaran (Ghahari & Ostovan 2006), Razavi Khorasan (Ostovan 1998), Semnan (Abd-Rabou & Ghahari 2006), Yazd (Hassanzadeh et al. 2013), Iran (no exact locality cited) (Ostovan 2004; Erfanfar et al. 2014, 2015).

General distribution. Circum Mediterranean extending to Iraq and Iran; not cited in European Turkey, the records from central Europe ( Hungary and Austria) are doubtful.

Plant associates. Alfalfa (Razmjoo 2004; Razmjoo et al. 2011; Hassanzadeh et al. 2013), cotton, soybean (Ostovan 1998), sunflower (Hassanzadeh et al. 2013); Ecbalium elaterium (Cucurbitaceae) (Péricart 1972).

Prey records. Whiteflies ( Hemiptera : Aleyrodidae ) (Abd-Rabou & Ghahari 2006).

Note. O. pallidicornis is mainly phytophagous and feeds upon pollen of Ecbalium elaterium (Cucurbitaceae) (Péricart 1972).