Notostira erratica (Linnaeus, 1758)

Cimex erraticus Linnaeus, 1758:449 .

Notostira erratica: Fieber, 1861:242; Kerzhner, 1964:959; Wagner, 1974:118; Golub, 1978:1360.

Material examined. ARDABIL: Majareh Site 4 (37°33'58.1"N 48°36'27.4"E), 23.vii.2022, R. Hosseini, 7 ♂ / ♀ ; GUILAN: Deylaman Site 1 (36°51'54.0"N 49°54'21.6"E), 28.vi.2021, R. Hosseini, 2 ♂ / ♀ .

General distribution. Europe: Albania, Andorra, Austria, Bosnia Hercegovina, Bulgaria, Belarus, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Great Britain, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Kazakhstan?, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Macedonia, Moldavia, Montenegro, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia (CT NT ST), Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine; Asia: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Iran, Russia (WS), Turkey, Turkmenistan (Aukema, 2024).

Distribution in Iran. Ardabil (Modarres Awal, 1996, 1997c), East Azarbaijan (Modarres Awal, 1997c), Golestan (Heiss & Linnavuori, 2002), Guilan (Current study), Tehran (Hoberlandt, 1955).

Remarks. Listed in Iran on Medicago sativa and Triticum sp. (Modarres Awal, 1996; Modarres Awal, 1997c). It was collected by sweeping in a mixture of grasses ( Poaceae) and Medicago sativa (Fig. 5C–D).