Sciocoris (Neosciocoris) maculatus Fieber, 1851

Sciocoris umbrinus Rambur, 1839: 120 (non Wolff, 1804); Sciocoris maculatus Fieber, 1851: 445; Sciocoris gravenhorstii Fieber, 1851: 446; Sciocoris auritus Mulsant & Rey, 1856: 126; Sciocoris auritus var. obscurus Ferrari, 1874: 124; Sciocoris maculatus var. obscurella Kirkaldy, 1909: 211; Sciocoris (Neosciocoris) minorerostris Fuente, 1972: 94 .

Distribution in Iran. Guilan (Derjanschi & Péricart 2005; Linnavuori 2008), Iran (no locality cited) (Putshkov 1965; Rider 2006).

General distribution. Mediterranean basin except Libya and Egypt extending to Central Asia (Iran).

Host plants. Sciocoris maculatus has been caught on several Asteraceae, Lamiaceae and Poaceae (Derjanschi & Péricart 2005) .