Geocoris (Geocoris) desertorum (Jakovlev, 1871)

Linnavuori, Rauno E., 2007, Studies on the Lygaeidae s. lat. (Heteroptera) of Gilan and the adjacent provinces in northern Iran, Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 47, pp. 57-75 : 64

Geocoris (Geocoris) desertorum (Jakovlev, 1871)

Material examined. GILAN: Jirandeh , 1 specimen, 6.-8.vii.1996 ; Rustam Abad – Salan Sar , 1 specimen, 24.vii.1996 ; Sang Rud , 1 specimen, 20.ix.1998 ; Sang Rud – Jirandeh , 1 specimen, 25.vi.1996 .

Comments. In hilly meadows, recorded on plants such as Ephedra , Artemisia and Atriplex . Middle Asian, extending to Algeria, Egypt, Ukraine, southern Russia, Mongolia, and China. New for Iran.