Megalocoleus mellae (Reuter, 1876)

Linnavuori, Rauno E., 2007, Studies on the Miridae (Heteroptera) of Gilan and the adjacent provinces in northern Iran. II. List of species, Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 47, pp. 17-56 : 48

Megalocoleus mellae (Reuter, 1876)

Material examined. Several specimens: GILAN: Darreh Dasht, 27.v.-20.vi.1995 ; Dasht-e-Veel, 10.-12.vi.2001; Deylaman, 16.-20.vii.1998; Rustam Abad – Salan Sar, 6.-8.vi.2001; Sang Rud, 30.vi.-1.vii.2003. ARDABIL: Khemes – Kolur, 27.-29.vi.2002. ZANJAN: Abbar, 12.-14.vi.2001 ; Mamalan, 12.-14.v.2002. TEHRAN: Azad Bar, 8.-10.vii.1995 ; Kandovan, 3.-4.vii.1995; Shahrestenak, 10.-12.vii.1995.

Comments. In hilly meadows. Pontomediterranean. Recorded as M. molliculus (Fallén, 1829) in LINNAVUORI & MODARRES (1999: 226). The genus was revised by MATOCQ (2004).