Antheminia lunulata (Goeze, 1778)

Cimex lunulata Goeze, 1778: 275; Cimex lynx Fabricius, 1794: 110; Mormidea pusio Fieber, 1861: 336 (non Kolenati, 1846); Carpocoris lynx var. decolor Ferrari, 1874: 129; Carpocoris (Antheminia) lunulatus var. pallidior Kirkaldy, 1909: 57; Carpocoris lunulatus var. nigricornis Kormilev, 1936: 36; Codophila (Antheminia) lunulata var. eckerleini Tamanini: 598; Antheminia lunulata var. robusta Putshkov, 1965: 261 .

Distribution in Iran. Alborz, Fars, West Azarbaijan (Hoberlandt 1997), Ardabil, Semnan (Linnavuori 2008), East Azarbaijan (Hoberlandt 1997; Khalilzadeh et al. 2007; Gharaat et al. 2009; Hassanzadeh et al. 2009a, b as Carpocoris lunata Fallen, 1852; Khaghaninia et al. 2010a, b, 2011, 2013), Golestan (Hoberlandt 1997; Linnavuori 2008), Guilan (Hoberlandt 1997; Linnavuori 2008), Kerman (Hoberlandt 1997; Hashemi Rad et al. 2000), Khorasan (Modarres Awal 1996a, 1997b as Codophila lunulata (Goeze, 1778); Hoberlandt 1997; Linnavuori 2008; Modarres Awal 2008; Mehneh et al. 2010), Mazandaran (Hoberlandt 1997; Sakenin et al. 2008 as Codophila lunulata), Qazvin (Hoberlandt 1955; Safavi 1959; Hoberlandt 1997), Tehran (Brown 1966 as Codophila lunulata; Hoberlandt 1955, 1997; Safavi 1959; Modarres Awal 1997b), Zanjan (Hoberlandt 1997; Linnavuori 2008; Askari et al. 2009 as Carpocoris lunata), Iran (no locality cited) (Rider 2006; Ribes & Pagola Carte 2013).

New data. Isfahan province: 30 km N of Natanz, N33° 48’ 51.1’’ – E51°40’ 53.7’’, 4001 ft asl, 7.v.2013, J. Haxaire rec, P. Ducamps det et leg.

General distribution. Euro-Siberian, known in Algeria and Pakistan.

Host plants. On Asteraceae (Linnavuori 2008; Ribes & Pagola Carte 2013), Populus nigra nigra ( Salicaceae) (Hassanzadeh et al. 2009b), Apiaceae (Modarres Awal 1996a, 1997b), Eruca sativa ( Ericaceae) (Sakenin et al. 2008); on wild Poaceae (Khalilzadeh et al. 2007), cereals (Askari et al. 2009; Hassanzadeh et al. 2009a; Sadeghi et al. 2009; Khaghaninia et al. 2010a, b; Khaghaninia et al. 2011), Scrophulariaceae (Ribes & Pagola Carte 2013) .