Xylocoris (Xylocoris) cursitans (Fallén, 1807)

Lygaeus cursitans Fallén, 1807: 74 (as new species); Xylocoris rufipennis Dufour, 1833: 104; Lyctocoris corticalis Hahn, 1836: 21; Xylocoris bicolor Scholtz, 1847: 116; Xylocoris latior Mulsant & Rey, 1852: 106; Xylocoris rogeri Baerensprung, 1858: 196 .

Distribution in Iran. Iran (no exact locality cited) (Péricart 1996; Zinovjeva 2014).

General distribution. Palaearctic, North America.

Plant associates. Quercus sp., Fagus sp. ( Fagaceae), Fraxinus sp. ( Oleaceae), Populus sp. ( Salicaceae), Pinus sp. ( Pinaceae) (maily on dead or dying trees), Plantago cynops (Plantaginaceae) (Péricart 1972).

Prey records. Springtails sp. (Collembola), Thrips sp. ( Thysanoptera), larvae of Ips typographus ( Coleoptera: Curculionidae), Lyctus crenatus ( Coleoptera: Bostrichidae), Rhizophagus sp. ( Coleoptera: Monotomidae) (Péricart 1972).

Biology. Both adults and larvae are found under barks of decomposing trees in Great Britain (Saulich & Musolin 2009).