Picromerus bidens (Linnaeus, 1758)

Ghahari, Hassan, Moulet, Pierre & Rider, David A., 2014, An annotated catalog of the Iranian Pentatomoidea (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Pentatomomorpha), Zootaxa 3837 (1), pp. 1-95 : 12

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.3837.1.1
publication LSID	lsid:zoobank.org:pub:848FCF21-B70B-401F-ABC2-F9BE1F9DBFFC
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5537230
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/645987E6-AF2A-FFD1-5ECA-FCA8D82A3AF2
treatment provided by	Plazi
scientific name	Picromerus bidens (Linnaeus, 1758)
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Treatment

Cimex bidens Linnaeus, 1758: 443 ; Cimex bilobus Schrank, 1781: 268 ; Picromerus fuscoannulatus Stål, 1858: 176 ; Picromerus longicollis Jakovlev, 1902: 335 .

Distribution in Iran. East Azarbaijan ( Sadaghian et al. 2004; Nikdel et al. 2011), Kordestan ( Sakenin et al. 2010; Samin et al. 2011a), Mazandaran ( Mohaghegh 2008), Northern Iran (no locality cited) ( Mohaghegh 2006), Iran (no locality cited) ( Rider 2006; Mohaghegh 2008; Aukema et al. 2013).

General distribution. Palearctic, mentioned from Algeria but this location seems doubtfull; it is known in USA and Canada.

Comments. This species is predator of gypsy moth larvae, Lymantria dispar (L.) ( Lepidoptera : Lymantridae ) in the forest areas of Iran ( Nikdel et al. 2011), it can attack big caterpillars like those of Cossus sp. ( Lepidoptera : Cossidae ), and also feeds on Gilpinia frutetorum (Fabricius) ( Hymenoptera : Diprionidae ) ( Péricart 2010).