Holcostethus (Holcostethus) sphacelatus (Fabricius, 1794)

Cimex sphacelatus Fabricius, 1794: 120; Pentatoma annulata Mulsant & Rey, 1852: 86; Peribalus sphacelatus var. suboblongus Rey, 1887: 2; Peribalus sphacelatus var. roseus Cerutti, 1937: 168 .

Distribution in Iran. Isfahan (Samin & Asgari 2012), Mazandaran (Sakenin et al. 2008), West Azarbaijan (Farahbakhsh 1961; Modarres Awal 1997b).

General distribution. Europe (except great Britain and Scandinavia), Maghreb.

Host plants. On turnip (Farahbakhsh 1961; Modarres Awal 1997b), Eruca sativa (Sakenin et al. 2008); also recorded on Verbascum thapsus ( Scrophulariaceae), Vaccinium sp. ( Ericaceae) and Achillea sp. ( Asteraceae) (Ribes & Pagola Carte 2013).

Comments. For generic revision of the genera Holcostethus sp. and Peribalus sp. see Belousova (2007).