Carpocoris (Carpocoris) pudicus (Poda, 1761)

Cimex pudicus Poda, 1761: 56; Cimex cinctus Schrank, 1776: 78; Cimex incarnatus Goeze, 1778: 274; Cimex carneus Gmelin, 1790: 2134; Pentatoma wilkinsonii Westwood, 1837: 35; Pentatoma pallida Dallas, 1851: 234; Carpocoris pudicus var. humeralis Kormilev, 1936: 36; Carpocoris pudicus var. atroscutellatus Halászfy, 1955: 368; Carpocoris pudicus var. nigromaculata Tamanini, 1958: 375; Carpocoris pudicus var. obscurata Tamanini, 1958: 375; Carpocoris pudicus var. humeralis Halászfy, 1959: 63; Carpocoris pudicus var. stigmata Stichel, 1961: 591 .

Distribution in Iran. Ardabil, Guilan, Zanjan (Linnavuori 2008), East Azarbaijan (Havaskary et al. 2012), Fars (Linnavuori 2012), Golestan (Kiritshenko 1949; Safavi 1959; Modarres Awal 1997b), Isfahan (Hoberlandt 1959; Samin & Asgari 2012), Khorasan (Modarres Awal 1996a, 1997b), Mazandaran (Hoberlandt 1955; Safavi 1959; Modarres Awal 1997b; Sakenin et al. 2008), Tehran (Hoberlandt 1955; Safavi 1959; Modarres Awal 1997b), Semnan (Safavi 1959; Modarres Awal 1997b), West Azarbaijan (Nateq Golestan 2004; Nateq Golestan et al. 2004, 2010a, b, c, 2011), Iran (no locality cited) (Oshanin 1906; Rider 2006; Ribes & Pagola Carte 2013).

General distribution. Euro Mediterranean (Austria, Germany), Caucasian Region, Near East, Egypt.

Host plants. On Triticum sp. (Modarres Awal 1996a, 1997b), Triticum vulgare (both Poaceae) (Sakenin et al. 2008), Asteraceae (Linnavuori 2008; Nateq Golestan et al. 2011), Cirsium sp., Echinops viscosus (both Asteraceae), Triticum aestivum ( Poaceae) (Nateq Golestan et al. 2011); also on Brassicaceae, Rosaceae, Asteraceae, Lamiaceae, Linaceae, Scrophulariaceae (Ribes & Pagola Carte 2013) .