Hyperaspis syriaca Weise, 1885

(Figs. 11, 24)

Hyperaspis syriaca Weise 1885: 57 .

Material examined. 1♂: Iran, Yazd province, Khatam (30°02'23.9"N, 54°18'30.4"E), Atraphaxis sp., VI.2014, lgt. Mehdi Zare Khormizi, det. Canepari and Fürsch.

Distribution in Iran. Vannae region (Duverger 1983), Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari (Bagheri & Mossadegh 1997), Yazd (current study).

General distribution. Israel, Lebanon, Syria, Turkey (Kovář 2007).

Host plants in Iran. This species has been collected from Amygdalus sp., Zea sp., Astragalus sp. (Bagheri & Mossadegh 1997) and recently from Atraphaxis sp.

Remarks. Specimen examined is deposited in Plant Protection Department, Lorestan University, Agricultural Faculty, Khorramabad, Iran.