Anthocoris minki pistaciae Wagner, 1957

Linnavuori, Rauno E., 2011, Studies on the Cimicomorpha and Pentatomomorpha (Hemiptera: Heteroptera) of Khuzestan and the adjacent provinces of Iran, Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 51 (1), pp. 21-48 : 28

Anthocoris minki pistaciae Wagner, 1957

Material examined. FARS: Fasa – Mianjangal, 2 specimens, 18.–19.vi.2006 ; Firuzabad, 1 specimen, 15.–16.vi.2008; Kamfiruz, 2 specimens, 15.–16.vi.2002; Sarvestan , 1 specimen, 10.vi.1996 ; 15 km E of Sarvestan , 1 specimen, vi.2003 ; 10 km W of Shiraz , 1 specimen, 16.–17.vi.2002 ; Zarqan Bamon National Park, 1650 m a.s.l., several specimens, 13.–14.vi.1996. ILAM: Ilam, 1 specimen, 21.–22.vi.2006. KERMANSHAH: Charzabarolya , 3 specimens ; 22.–23.vi.2006. KURDESTAN: near Marivan , 1 specimen, 16.–17.vii.2005 ; near Sanandai, 1 specimen, 11.–12.vi.2005.

Comments. Recorded on Pistacia spp. According to PÉRICART (1972: 137–139) ssp. pistaciae differs from the nominate form in smaller size, length 2.8–3.2 mm (nominate form 3.0– 3.6 mm), paler colouring and shinier appearance. No intermediates were found in the studied Iranian material. Pontomediterranean-Central Asian, extending to China. Also know from Morocco and Tunisia.