Brachynema cinctum (Fabricius, 1775)

Ghahari, Hassan, Moulet, Pierre & Rider, David A., 2014, An annotated catalog of the Iranian Pentatomoidea (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Pentatomomorpha), Zootaxa 3837 (1), pp. 1-95 : 38

Brachynema cinctum (Fabricius, 1775)

Cimex cinctum Fabricius , 175: 712; Cimex forskahlii Gmelin, 1790: 2150 ; Cimex tarsatus Klug, 1845 [sign. d]; Pentatoma roseipennis Mulsant & Rey, 1852: 87 ; Brachynema cinctum var. flavatum Horváth, 1896: 322 ; Brachynema simonyi Horváth, 1896: 323 ; Brachynema hypocrita var. exul Horváth, 1896: 323 ; Brachynema cinctum var. spendidum Montandon, 1900: 158 ; Brachynema venustulum Montandion, 1900: 158 .

Distribution in Iran. Hormozgan ( Linnavuori 2004), Khorasan ( Modarres Awal 1996a, 1997b; Linnavuori 2008), Khuzestan (Linnavuori 2012), Mazandaran (Sakenin et al. 2008 as Brachynema cinctum var. flavatum (Horváth, 1896)) , Sistan & Baluchestan ( Hoberlandt 1955 as Brachynema cinctum f. flavata Horváth, 1896; Safavi 1959, and Modarres Awal 1997b as Brachynema cinctum var. flavatum (Horváth, 1896)) , Iran (no locality cited) ( Rider 2006; Ribes & Pagola Carte 2013).

General distribution. Western Mediterranean basin, North Africa (Canary and Cape Verde Archipelagoes), Near East extending to Central Asia ( Iran, Iraq), Ethiopian Africa, Pakistan.

Host plants. On Chenopodiaceae ( Linnavuori 2004; Dusoulier & Lupoli 2006), on Chenopodium album ( Chenopodiaceae ) (Sakenin et al. 2008), in date-palm gardens in moist habitats (Linnavuori 2012). In wet biotopes in France ( Dusoulier & Lupoli 2006).