Carpocoris (Carpocoris) fuscispinus (Boheman, 1851)

Linnavuori, Rauno E., 2008, Studies on the Acanthosomatidae, Scutelleridae and Pentatomidae (Heteroptera) of Gilan and the adjacent provinces in northern Iran, Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 48 (1), pp. 1-21 : 9

Carpocoris (Carpocoris) fuscispinus (Boheman, 1851)

Material examined. GILAN: Damashk – Bareh Sar, 1 specimen, 27.vii.2002 ; Fowman, 1 specimen, 15.v.-6.vi.1995; Ganjeh, 3 specimens, 14.v.-13.vi.1995; Gyssom, 1 specimen, 30.vi.-2.vii.1996; Manjil, 3 specimens, 16.v.-14.vi.1995; near Rustam Abad, 1 specimen, 13.vi.1995; Rustam Abad – Salan Sar, 1 specimen, 6.-8.v.2001; Tutkabon – Rudbar, 1 specimen, 15.ix.2000; Ziba Kenar, 2 specimens, 7.-10.vi.1995. ARDABIL: near Khalkhal, 1 specimen, 9.-11.viii.1998. ZANJAN: Mamalan – Abbar, 1 specimen, 20.-21.vii.2002. KHORASAN: Golestan Park 150 km W of Bojnurd, 4 specimens, 14.vii.1994 .

Comments. In mountain forests, steppes, and gardens. Recorded from Asteraceae , Apiaceae etc. Holopalaearctic. Carpocoris mediterraneus mediterraneus Tamanini, 1958 , and C. m. atlanticus Tamanini, 1958, were recently synonymized with C. fuscispinus ( RIBES et al. 2007) .