Odontotarsus purpureolineatus (Rossi, 1790)

Cimex purpureolineatus Rossi, 1790: 228; Odontotarsus grammicus var. lutescens Fieber, 1861: 377; Odontotarsus nigricornis Garbiglietti, 1869: 44; Odontotarsus rugicollis Jakovlev, 1884: 121; Odontotarsus insignis Jakovlev, 1908: 245; Odontotarsus purpureolineatus var. confluens Hoberlandt, 1944: 330 .

Distribution in Iran. Alborz, Hamadan, Hormozgan, Kermanshah, Kordestan, Lorestan, West Azarbaijan (Hoberlandt 1997), Ardabil, Golestan (Linnavuori 2008), East Azarbaijan (Hoberlandt 1997; Ghahari et al. 2011a), Guilan (Hoberlandt 1997; Linnavuori 2008), Khorasan (Hoberlandt 1997; Linnavuori 2008; Modarres Awal 2008), Mazandaran (Wagner 1968), Tehran (Brown 1966; Hoberlandt 1997; Linnavuori 2008), Iran (no locality cited) (Oshanin 1906, 1912; Safavi 1959; Modarres Awal 1997b; Göllner-Scheiding 2006b).

General distribution. Euro Mediterranean (extending to Germany, Belgium and Ukraine), Egypt, Near East, Caucasus, Central Asia extending to China.

Host plants. Found in or near cotton fields (Ghahari et al. 2011a), on Centaurea sp. ( Asteraceae) and Sanguisorba sp. ( Rosaceae) (Linnavuori 2008).