Anthocoris minki pistaciae Wagner, 1957

Moulet, Pierre, 2017, Updated catalogue of Iranian Anthocoridae (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Cimicomorpha), Zootaxa 4311 (4), pp. 451-479 : 455-456

Anthocoris minki pistaciae Wagner, 1957

Anthocoris minki pistaciae Wagner, 1957: 111 (as new subspecies).

Distribution in Iran. Alborz, Tehran (Wagner 1957), Ardabil ( Linnavuori & Hosseini 2000), Chaharmahal & Bakhtiari ( Khajehali & Poorjavad 2015), Fars (Falamarzi et al. 2009; Farzaneh et al. 2011), Kerman (Wagner 1957; Modarres Awal 1997; Mehrnejad et al. 2006; Pourali et al. 2011; Zeinadini Mymand et al. 2012), Razavi Khorasan ( Linnavuori & Modarres Awal 1998), Semnan ( Dezianian & Sahragard 2000), Sistan & Baluchestan ( Modarres Awal 1997).

General distribution. Greece (incl. Cyprus), Near East, southern Russia, Ukraine, Caucasus, Central Asia, Mongolia, north western China.

Plant associates. Barley ( Hordeum sativum Jessen ( Poaceae )), Pistachia khinjukh (Wagner 1957) , Pistachia sp. ( Anacardiaceae ) ( Linnavuori & Modarres Awal 1998; Zeinadini Pourali et al. 2011; Mymand et al. 2012), Amygdalus communis , Amygdalus scoparia (Rosaceae) , Fraxinus rotundifolia (Oleaceae) , Pistacia mutica (Anacardiacae) , Populus alba (Salicaceae) , Prunus persicae (Rosaceae) , Salix sp. ( Salicaceae ), Ulmus campestris (Ulmaceae) (Falamarzi et al. 2009), Pistacia vera , P. lentiscus , P. khinkuk (Anacardiaceae) , Populus diversifolia (Salicaceae) ( Péricart 1972).

Prey records. Asiphonella cynodonti (Das, 1918) ( Hemiptera : Aphididae ) ( Péricart 1972; Modarres Awal 1997), Forda hirsuta Mordvilko, 1928 ( Hemiptera : Aphididae ), Agonoscena pistaciae Burckhardt & Lauterer, 1989 ( Hemiptera : Psyllidae ) ( Dezianian & Sahragard 2000; Mehrnejad et al. 2006; Pourali et al. 2011), Forda sp. ( Hemiptera : Aphididae ), Hyalopterus pruni (Geoffroy, 1762) ( Hemiptera : Aphididae ), Psyllopsis fraxini (Linnaeus, 1758) ( Hemiptera : Psyllidae ), Slavum sp. ( Hemiptera : Aphididae ) (Falamarzi et al. 2009), Tinocallis nevskyi Remaudiere, Qucdnau & Heie, 1988 ( Hemiptera : Aphididae ) ( Khajehali & Poorjavad 2015); Forda sp. ( Hemiptera : Aphididae ) ( Péricart 1972).