Coridius viduatus (Fabricius, 1794)

Cimex viduatus Fabricius, 1794: 117; Pentatoma nigroviolacea Palisot de Beauvois, 1807: 83; Aspongopus unicolor Herrich-Schaeffer, 1839: 93; Aspongopus melanopterus Herrich-Schaeffer, 1844: 78; Aspongopus niger Fieber, 1861: 330; Aspongopus japetus Distant, 1889: 387; Aspongopus assar Kirkaldy, 1899: 47 .

Distribution in Iran. Hormozgan (Hoberlandt 1955, 1997; Safavi 1959), Khuzestan (Safavi 1959; Farahbakhsh 1961; Modarres Awal 1997b), Mazandaran (Sakenin et al. 2008), Sistan & Baluchestan (Hoberlandt 1955, 1997; Safavi 1959; Farahbakhsh 1961; Modarres Awal 1997b), Northern and Northwestern Iran (no locality cited) (Safavi 1976; Modarres Awal 1997b; Derjanschi & Péricart 2005; Lis 2006b).

General distribution. Eastern Mediterranean basin, Egypt (Sinai), Lybia, Near East, Arabian Peninsula, Ethiopian Africa including, Oman.

Host plants. On melon and other truck crops (Farahbakhsh 1961; Modarres Awal 1997b), Citrullus vulgaris ( Cucurbitaceae) (Sakenin et al. 2008), and destroys the cultures of watermelons, cucumbers, marrows (Derjanschi & Péricart 2005).