Orius (Dimorphella) albidipennis (REUTER, 1884)

Ghahari, Hassan, Moulet, Pierre & Behnood, Saeid, 2015, New data on the predator Heteroptera from Mazandaran and Golestan provinces, northern Iran, Linzer biologische Beiträge 47 (1), pp. 505-511 : 506

Orius (Dimorphella) albidipennis (REUTER, 1884)

M a t e r i a l e x a m i n e d: Golestan province, Gorgan, 3♀♀, 533, 22.x.2012. Mazandaran province, Savadkooh, 5♀♀, 733, 5.iv.2013.

G e n e r a l d i s t r i b u t i o n: Spain, Africa (southwards to Nigeria), Near East,

Arabian Peninsula, Iraq, Iran, Central Asia, and Pakistan (PERICART 1996).

B i o l o g y: It is known to feed upon Aphids, Thysanoptera and some Lepidoptera pests of cotton ( PÉRICART 1972).