Xylocoris (Xylocoris) cursitans (Fallén, 1807)

Moulet, Pierre, 2017, Updated catalogue of Iranian Anthocoridae (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Cimicomorpha), Zootaxa 4311 (4), pp. 451-479 : 469

Xylocoris (Xylocoris) cursitans (Fallén, 1807)

Lygaeus cursitans Fallén, 1807: 74 (as new species); Xylocoris rufipennis Dufour, 1833: 104 ; Lyctocoris corticalis Hahn, 1836: 21 ; Xylocoris bicolor Scholtz, 1847: 116 ; Xylocoris latior Mulsant & Rey, 1852: 106 ; Xylocoris rogeri Baerensprung, 1858: 196 .

Distribution in Iran. Iran (no exact locality cited) (Péricart 1996; Zinovjeva 2014).

General distribution. Palaearctic, North America.

Plant associates. Quercus sp., Fagus sp. ( Fagaceae ), Fraxinus sp. ( Oleaceae ), Populus sp. ( Salicaceae ), Pinus sp. ( Pinaceae ) (maily on dead or dying trees), Plantago cynops (Plantaginaceae) (Péricart 1972).

Prey records. Springtails sp. (Collembola), Thrips sp. ( Thysanoptera ), larvae of Ips typographus ( Coleoptera : Curculionidae ), Lyctus crenatus ( Coleoptera : Bostrichidae ), Rhizophagus sp. ( Coleoptera : Monotomidae ) (Péricart 1972).

Biology. Both adults and larvae are found under barks of decomposing trees in Great Britain (Saulich & Musolin 2009).