Temnostethus (Temnostethus) gracilis Horváth, 1907

Moulet, Pierre, 2017, Updated catalogue of Iranian Anthocoridae (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Cimicomorpha), Zootaxa 4311 (4), pp. 451-479 : 459

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.4311.4.1
publication LSID	lsid:zoobank.org:pub:4Db9D300-F33E-406B-8410-E4Af99Ac7C01
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6026901
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/5D332F5C-245A-FF88-15CB-F93EFDEFFF3C
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scientific name	Temnostethus (Temnostethus) gracilis Horváth, 1907
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Anthocoris lugubris Flor, 1860: 647 non Boheman, 1852; Temnostethus pusillus var. gracilis Horváth, 1907: 311 ; Temnostethus gracilis Horváth (upgraded by Stichel, 1937).

Distribution in Iran. Guilan ( Linnavuori & Hosseini 2000).

General distribution. Euro Siberian, Canada.

Plant associates. Pirus malus , P. communis , Prunus spinosa , Crataegus sp. ( Rosaceae ), Fraxinus sp. ( Oleaceae ), Quercus sp., Fagus sp. ( Fagaceae ), Betula sp., Corylus sp. ( Betulaceae ), Acer sp. ( Sapindaceae ), Salix sp., Populus sp. ( Salicaceae ), mosses, lichens ( Péricart 1972).

Prey records. Chaitophorus populi Koch, 1854 ( Hemiptera : Aphididae ), Psyllidae (Hemiptera) ( Péricart 1972).

Biology. In this species there is an embryonic diapause and only 4 larval instars ( Saulich & Musolin 2009). In Western Europe females of T. gracilis overwinter with empty ovarioles (so both adults and oviposited eggs overwinter) ( Saulich & Musolin 2009).