A new species of Anthocoris from Iran (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Anthocoridae)
Moulet Pierre, Ghahari Hassan, Ostovan Hadi
Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 57(2): 473-478, 2017
Published online: 31st December 2017
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Abstract: Anthocoris kmenti sp. nov. (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Anthocoridae) is described
from Mazandaran province (northern Iran). The species was collected on Rubus
idaeus (Linnaeus) (Rosaceae), and confirmed as the predator of Pealius setosus
Danzig, 1964 (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae).
Key words: Heteroptera, Anthocoridae, Anthocoris kmenti, new species, host association, Iran, Palaearctic Region