Omanocoris versicolor (Herrich-Schaeffer, 1841)

Gonocerus versicolor Herrich-Schaeffer, 1841: 58 (as new species); Ceratopachys variabilis Dallas, 1852: 502; Tliponius insignicornis Stål, 1860: 465; Homoeocerus anticus Walker, 1871: 92; Homoeocerus rosaceus Distant, 1902: 357 .

Distribution in Iran. Fars (Seidenstücker 1957; Farahbakhsh 1961; Hoberlandt 1989; Modarres Awal 1997b), Golestan, Kerman, Mazandaran (Hoberlandt 1989), Hormozgan (Kiritshenko 1966; Wagner 1968, Hoberlandt 1989; Linnavuori 2004), Khorasan (Hoberlandt 1955; Wagner 1961; Modarres Awal 1996a, 1997b), Sistan & Baluchestan (China 1938; Wagner 1968; Hoberlandt 1955, 1989; Seidenstücker 1957; Farahbakhsh 1961; Modarres Awal 1997b).

General distribution. Afghanistan, Iraq, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Oriental Region.

Comments. On lucerne ( Medicago sativa) ( Fabaceae) (Modarres Awal 1996a, 1997b), and Prosopis spicigera (Mimosaceae) (Linnavuori 2004).

Note. This species was reported as O. variabilis from cotton fields in Iran by Farahbakhsh (1961).