Megaloceroea recticornis (Geoffroy, 1785) (Figs 1A, 1N; 2Y–Z; 3J–K; 4G–H)

Cimex recticornis Geoffroy [in Fourcroy], 1785:209.

Megaloceroea recticornis: Fieber, 1861:243; Kerzhner, 1964:959; Wagner, 1974:120.

Material examined. MAZANDARAN: Ramsar (36°53'56.4"N 50°35'31.2"E), 22.vi.2018. M. Zamani, 2♂ / 2♀ . GUILAN: Talabon Site 1 (36°45'21.6"N 50°18'14.4"E), 30.vi.2021. R. Hosseini, 4♂ / ♀ ; Tarpu Site 2 (36°49'37.2"N 50°14'52.8"E), 30.vi.2021. R. Hosseini,> 25♂ / ♀ ; Masal (Asb Riseh) Site 2 (37°29'2"N 48°99'4"E), 18.vii.2021. R. Hosseini, 5♂ / ♀ ; Gilvan-Masal Site 1 (37°18'20.2"N 49°01'35.0"E), 18.vii.2021. R. Hosseini, 2♂ / ♀ ; Ardeh Site 3 (37°32'27.6"N 48°49'08.4"E), 20.vi.2021. R. Hosseini,> 20♂ / ♀ ; Ardeh Site 2 (37°32'18.3"N 48°49'52.9"E), 20.vi.2021. R. Hosseini, 10♂ / ♀ ; Eshkevarat Site 5 (36°52'25.3"N 50°13'43.1"E), 31.v.2021. R. Hosseini,> 20♂ / ♀ ; Eshkevarat Site 3 (36°52'29.2"N 50°10'41.2"E), 31.v.2021. R. Hosseini,> 20♂ / ♀ ; Eshkevarat Site 4 (36°52'21.3"N 50°11'22.6"E), 31.v.2021. R. Hosseini,> 10♂ / ♀ ; Halu-Dasht Site 1 (37°00'03.4"N 50°04'21.3"E), 27.vii.2021. R. Hosseini, 9♂ / ♀ ; Roshan Deh Site 4 (37°31'27.9"N 48°53'17.9"E), 20.vii.2022, R. Hosseini, 3♂ / ♀ ; Roshan Deh Site 3 (37°31'04.3"N 48°52'17.9"E), 20.vii.2022, R. Hosseini, 1♀ ; Eshkevarat Site 1 (36°52'42.3"N 50°12'11.3"E), 22.vi.2022, R. Hosseini,> 25♂ / ♀ ; Eshkevarat Site 3 (36°52'24.4"N 50°11'23.2"E), 22.vi.2022, R. Hosseini, 12♂ / ♀ ; Masuleh Site 1 (37°10'17.1"N 48°59'09.6"E), 27.vii.2022, R. Hosseini, 1♂ ; Gilvan-Masal Site 2 (37°18'17.5"N 49°01'44.4"E; 37°18'04.6"N 49°00'05.7"E), 20.vi.2022, R. Hosseini, 11♂ / ♀ .

Diagnosis. Body greenish, elongated and narrow; head porrect; frons flat and projecting to anterior margin of clypeus; clypeus swollen; first antennomere very long and with short black bristle like setae; 2nd segment ♂ / ♀: 3.8×/ 4.2× as long as width of head; 2nd segment ♂ / ♀: 2.8×/ 2.1–2.7× as long as posterior width of pronotum; calli large and separated; pronotum punctuated; hind femora slender and long; vesica with spinulate lobes and two spicules (Fig. 2Y); sclerotized rings of female genitalia ovoid, posterior wall with prominent and large inter ramal lobes (Fig. 3J–K).

General distribution. Europe: Albania, Andorra, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia Hercegovina, Bulgaria, Belarus, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Moldavia, Montenegro, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Romania, Russia (European part), Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine; North Africa: Algeria, Morocco; Asia: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Iran, Japan, Kazakhstan, Russia (West Siberia), Turkey; North America and New Zealand (Aukema, 2024).

Distribution in Iran. Golestan (Heiss & Linnavuori, 2002), Guilan (Linnavuori, 2007; Hosseini, 2013); Mazandaran (Current study).

Remarks. This species is reported for the first time from Mazandaran province.