Anthocoris nemoralis (FABRICIUS, 1794)

Ghahari, Hassan, Moulet, Pierre & Behnood, Saeid, 2015, New data on the predator Heteroptera from Mazandaran and Golestan provinces, northern Iran, Linzer biologische Beiträge 47 (1), pp. 505-511 : 506

Anthocoris nemoralis (FABRICIUS, 1794)

M a t e r i a l e x a m i n e d: Mazandaran province, Sari, 2♀♀, 433, 8.vii.2012.

G e n e r a l d i s t r i b u t i o n: Widespread in Europe (from Great Britain to Russia), North Africa ( Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia), and Central Asia. Introduced to North America (PERICART 1996; HENRY 1988).

B i o l o g y: A. nemoralis attacks and feeds upon psyllids, Aphids (both living on herbs or deciduous trees), on eggs and caterpillars of Tineidae and Tortricidae (Lepidoptera) ; it has been mentioned also against Acari ( PÉRICART 1972).