Spilostethus saxatilis (Scopoli, 1763)

Ghahari, Hassan & Moulet, Pierre, 2012, An Annotated Catalog of the Iranian Lygaeoidea (excluding Berytidae and Piesmatidae) (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Pentatomomorpha), Zootaxa 3408, pp. 1-33 : 6

Spilostethus saxatilis (Scopoli, 1763)

Distribution in Iran. Alborz ( Kheradmand et al. 2002, 2005), Ardabil ( Modarres Awal 1987; Linnavuori 2007), East Azarbaijan ( Modarres Awal 1997a; Nikdel et al. 2011; Sadaghian et al. 2011), Fars (Hoberlandt 1954; Linnavuori 2011), Guilan, Tehran ( Linnavuori 2007), Kermanshah ( Samin et al. 2011), Khorasan ( Modarres Awal 1996b, 2008), Lorestan (Hoberlandt 1954 sub S. saxatilis f. montivaga), Mazandaran (Hoberlandt 1954; Wagner 1968), Iran (no locality cited) ( Jakovlev 1877).

General distribution. Holomediterranean, extending to the Middle East and Middle Asia [Kashmir - doubtful in India] ( Péricart 1998a).

Comments. Hoberlandt (1954) reported the Indian form montivaga from Iran.