Cardiastethus fasciiventris (Garbiglietti, 1869)

Anthocoris testaceus Perris, 1857: 161 non Mulsant & Rey, 1852; Triphleps fasciiventris Garbiglietti, 1869: 123 (as new species).

Distribution in Iran. Mazandaran (Ghahari et al. 2009a).

New materials. Golestan National Park (northern Iran), 1♀, 1♂, 6.vi.2011, leg. H. Sakenin (R. Linnavuori coll.).

General distribution. Western Europe, Maghreb, Egypt.

Plant associates. Pinus sp., Picea sp. ( Pinaceae), Abies sp. ( Pinaceae), Sarothamnus sp. ( Fabaceae), Malus sp., Crataegus sp. ( Rosaceae), Hedera sp. ( Araliaceae), Tamarix sp. ( Tamaricaceae), Rutaceaea sp., Quercus suber (Fagaceae), Pistacia sp. ( Anacardiaceae), Argania sp. ( Sapotaceae), Phillyrea sp. ( Oleaceae) (Péricart 1972).

Comments: According to Aukema et al. (2013) the Iranian record of C. fasciiventris is doubtful, but its presence in Iran is confirmed in this paper upon redetermining the specimens by R. Linnavuori from Golestan province.