Rhaphigaster nebulosa (Poda, 1761)

Linnavuori, Rauno E., 2008, Studies on the Acanthosomatidae, Scutelleridae and Pentatomidae (Heteroptera) of Gilan and the adjacent provinces in northern Iran, Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 48 (1), pp. 1-21 : 14

Rhaphigaster nebulosa (Poda, 1761)

Material examined. GILAN: 10 km W of Asalem , 1 specimen, 5.-7.vii.2002 ; Dasht-e-Veel , 1 specimen, 10.-12.v.2001 ; Jahrud near Ziba Kenar , 1 specimen, 19.ii.-7.iii.2000 ; Lahijan , 2 specimens, 20.-21.v.1995 ; Rasht , 1 specimen, ix.2000 ; Rudbar – Tutkabon , 1 specimen, 2.ii.2000 ; Seravan , 1 specimen, 4.-6.ix.2000. ARDABIL: 10 km W of Khalkhal, 1 specimen, 8.-9.vii.2002 ; Majareh – Kolur, 1 specimen, 21.vii.1996. ZANJAN: Gilvan, 1 specimen, 30.-31.vii.2005. TEHRAN: Shahrestenak , 1 specimen, 10.-12.vii.1995 .

Comments. On deciduous trees and shrubs in hilly steppes and gardens. Holomediterranean, extending to Central Europe, the Middle East, Central Asia, and Pakistan.