Sciocoris (Sciocoris) sulcatus Fieber, 1851

Sciocoris sulcatus Fieber, 1851: 451; Sciocoris angustipennis Mulsant & Rey, 852: 81; Sciocoris lautus Horváth, 1903: 400; Sciocoris atticus Horváth, 1907: 293; Sciocoris sulcatus var. cypria Lindberg, 1948: 90 .

Distribution in Iran. Ardabil (Modarres Awal 1996b, 1997b), East Azarbaijan (Gharaat et al. 2009), Fars (Wagner 1968), Khorasan (Nateq Golestan & Modarres Awal, 2012), Kerman (Hoberlandt 1997), Tehran (Linnavuori 2008), West Azarbaijan (Nateq Golestan 2004; Nateq Golestan et al. 2004, 2010a, b, c, 2011; Gharaat et al. 2009), Iran (no locality cited) (Rider 2006).

General distribution. Mediterranean basin (except Egypt and Libya), extending to Central Asia (Tadjikistan, Turkmenistan).

Host plants. On Poaceae (Modarres Awal 1996b, 1997b), under stone and crucibles (Nateq Golestan et al. 2010a), under Artemisia sp. ( Asteraceae) (Nateq Golestan & Modarres Awal, 2012); collected on Scabiosa ucranica ( Asteraceae) in Ukraina (Derjanschi & Péricart 2005).