Rhynocoris persicus (Jakovlev, 1877)

Harpactor persicus Jakovlev, 1877: 96 (as new species); Harpactor christophi Jakovlev, 1877: 97; Harpactor analis Jakovlev, 1889: 340; Rhinocoris christophi var. pictipes Horváth, 1911: 591 .

Distribution in Iran. East Azarbaijan (Dispons & Villiers 1967 as Rh. christophi), Golestan (Jakovlev 1877; Hoberlandt 1959), Hamadan (new data—P. Putshkov’s collection), Kerman (Dispons & Villiers 1967 as Rh. christophi), Khorasan (Dispons & Villiers 1967, Rahimi et al. 2010a, c as Rh. christophi), Mazandaran (Ghahari et al. 2008a), Qazvin (Dispons & Villiers 1967 as Rh. christophi), Semnan (Jakovlev 1877; Putshkov 2002 as Rh. persicus and Rh. christophi), Tehran (Hoberlandt 1954; Brown 1966 as Rh. persicus and Rh. christophi), Iran (without precise locality) (Lindberg 1938; Putshkov & Putshkov 1996).

Distribution outside Iran. Ponto-Turanian (Asian Turkey, Transcaucasia, Israel, Syria,?Asian Kazakhstan) (Putshkov & Putshkov 1996; Aukema et al. 2013).

Comments. On Rubus hyrcanus (Rosaceae) and Sorghum halepense (Poaceae) (Ghahari et al. 2008a).