Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale haemorrhoidale (Linnaeus, 1758)

Cimex haemorrhoidale Linnaeus, 1758: 444; Cimex bidens Sulzer, 1761: 27 (non Linnaeus, 1758); Cimex sanguineotuberculatus Goeze, 1778: 275; Cimex pabulinus Harris, 1780: 88; Cimex pungens Geoffroy in Fourcroy, 1785: 215; Cimex carunculus Gmelin, 1790: 2135; Cimex retusus Thunberg, 1822: 5; Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale var. inhabilis Schumacher in Schirmer, 1911: 673; Acanthosoma stadleri Stichel, 1946: 3 .

Distribution in Iran. Alborz (Hoberlandt 1997), Ardabil (Hoberlandt 1997; Modarres Awal 1997b; Linnavuori 2008), East Azarbaijan (Sadaghian et al. 2004; Nikdel et al. 2011), Golestan (Jakovlev 1877; Oshanin 1906), Guilan (Safavi 1993; Hoberlandt 1997; Linnavuori 2008), Mazandaran (Safavi 1993; Hoberlandt 1997), Caspian Sea area (Farahbakhsh 1961; Modarres Awal 1997b), Iran (no locality cited) (Yarmand et al. 2002; Göllner-Scheiding 2006a).

General distribution. Euro-Siberian.

Host plants. On beech, oak, snowball (Farahbakhsh 1961; Modarres Awal 1997b), Crataegus meyeri ( Rosaceae) (Sadaghian et al. 2004), Quercus sp. ( Fagaceae) (Sadaghian et al. 2004; Linnavuori 2008), Carpinus betulus ( Betulaceae), Fagus silvatica ( Fagaceae), Pyrus sp. ( Malaceae) (Linnavuori 2008). According to Dusoulier and Lupoli (2006) in France this species feeds on fruits of Sorbus sp. and Crataegus sp. ( Rosaceae).

Comments. Two other subspecies are known, A. h. angulatum Jakovlev, 1880 from China, Japan, Korea and the Russian Far East and A. h. ouchii Ishihara, 1950 from China.