Arma custos (Fabricius, 1794)

Cimex custos Fabricius, 1794: 94; Arma custos var. fuscoantennata Motschulsky, 1860: 501; Arma custos var. scutellaris Stichel, 1961: 656, Arma neocustos Ahmad & Önder, 1990: 8 .

Distribution in Iran. Guilan (Linnavuori 2008; Mohaghegh 2008), Northern Iran (no locality cited) (Mohaghegh 2006), Iran (no locality cited) (Rider 2006; Mohaghegh 2008; Aukema et al. 2013).

General distribution. Palearctic.

Comments. Predator of Hyphantria cunea (Drury) ( Lepidoptera: Arctiidae) on mulberry trees (Mohaghegh 2008), and of beetles (Dusoulier & Lupoli 2006), it can attack its own eggs and larvae (Péricart 2010).