Oplistochilus contestor (Kiritshenko, 1966)

Linnavuori, Rauno E., 2008, Studies on the Acanthosomatidae, Scutelleridae and Pentatomidae (Heteroptera) of Gilan and the adjacent provinces in northern Iran, Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 48 (1), pp. 1-21 : 18

Oplistochilus contestor (Kiritshenko, 1966)

Material examined. KHORASAN: Can Chiroc 50 km S of Tabas, 1 specimen, 17.v.1994 ; Tabas , 1 specimen, 16.- 18.v.1994 .

Comments. In hilly steppes. Endemic for Iran. The generic status of Sternodontus contestor Kiritshenko, 1966 , was recently revised by GAPON (2007b) and the species was transfered to Oplistochilus Jakovlev, 1887 .