Scantius aegyptius aegyptius (Linnaeus, 1758)

Ghahari, Hassan & Moulet, Pierre, 2013, An annotated catalog of the Iranian Pyrrhocoridae (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Pentatomomorpha: Pyrrhocoroidea), Zootaxa 3609 (3), pp. 335-342 : 338-339

Scantius aegyptius aegyptius (Linnaeus, 1758)

Cimex aegyptius Linnaeus, 1758: 447 (as new species); Scantius aegyptius iraquensis Blöte, 1933: 597 ; Lodosiana noshkiensis Ahmad & Zaidi, 1989: 58; Lodosiana tubatensis Ahmad & Zaidi, 1989: 58.

Distribution in Iran. Ardabil (Kiritshenko 1918; Modarres Awal 1987), Bushehr, Khuzestan (Linnavuori 2012), East Azarbaijan, Mazandaran, Tehran (Modarres Awal 1997b), Fars (Hoberlandt 1955; Wagner 1968; Safavi 1987; Modarres Awal 1997b), Golestan (Safavi 1987; Modarres Awal 1997b), Guilan, Zanjan (Linnavuori 2007), Hormozgan (Wagner 1968; Moulet 1995; Linnavuori 2004), Khorasan (Modarres Awal 2008), Kordestan (Wagner 1961), Sistan & Baluchestan (Seidenstücker 1957), Iran (no locality cited, except NW) (Hoberlandt 1961; Kerzhner 2001).

General distribution. Pontomediterranean, South Mediterranean, extending to Middle Asia, Pakistan, Arabian Peninsula. This species is very common on the ground in a site with ants in a forest in hills (Linnavuori 2004).

Comments. On wheat and grasses (Modarres Awal 2008).

Bryant (2009) mentions S. aegyptius in California (numerous specimens), but does not specify which subspecies is concerned.

Scantius aegyptius rossii Carapezza, Kerzhner & Rieger, 1999

Cimex italicus Rossi, 1790: 241 (as new species, preoccupied).

Scantius aegyptius rossii Carapezza, Kerzhner & Rieger, 1999: 131 (replacement name for Cimex italicus Rossi, 1790 ).

Distribution in Iran. Northwestern Iran (no locality cited) (Kerzhner 2001). General distribution. Euro-Mediterranean extending to Turkey, Caucasus, and Ukraine (Crimea) (Kerzhner 2001).

Scantius forsteri (Fabricius, 1781)

Cimex forsteri Fabricius, 1781: 368 (as new species); Cimex clavimanus Fabricius, 1781: 368 ; Cimex deustus Thunberg, 1784: 58 ; Dermatinus centralis Signoret, 1861: 952 ; Scantius volucris Gerstaecker, 1873: 413 ; Scantius abyssinicus Bolivar, 1879: 142 ; Scantius pallens Distant, 1903: 117 ; Scantius coriaceus Distant, 1911: 99 ; Scantius neopallens Ahmad & Abbas, 1986: 77 ; Scantius distanti Ahmad & Zaidi, 1989: 156 .

Distribution in Iran. Bushehr (Modarres Awal 1997b; Linnavuori 2012), Hormozgan (Wagner 1968; Modarres Awal 1997b; Moulet 1995; Linnavuori 2004), Kerman (Hoberlandt 1955; Modarres Awal 1997b), Khorasan (Modarres Awal 1997b), Kuhgiloyeh & Boyerahmad, Markazi (Modarres Awal 1997b), Sistan & Baluchestan (Seidenstücker 1957; Wagner 1968; Modarres Awal 1997b), Iran (no locality cited) (Oshanin 1906, 1912; Kerzhner 2001).

General distribution. Eremian ( Egypt, Israel, Saudi Arabia, Yemen) extending to tropical Africa, India, Pakistan. Record from Sicily maybe erroneous (Kerzhner 2001).

Comments. In gardens on low hills with Acacia and rich growth of herbaceous plants in coastal area of the Persian Gulf (Linnavuori 2012).