First report of Grypocoris fieberi Douglas & Scott, 1868 (Hem.: Miridae: Mirinae) for the Iranian fauna

Document Type : Research Paper

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Department of Plant Protection, Faculty of Agricultural sciences, University of Guilan, Rasht, Iran.

Abstract

In a study to investigate the fauna of Mirinae subfamily in Guilan province during 2017, many mirid species were collected and identified. Among collected species, Grypocoris fieberi Douglas & Scott, 1868 is reported as a new species for Iranian fauna. This species was collected on Cirsium sp. and weeds (Apiaceae) from Damash (36°43´N, 49°48´E. 1737m) and SalanSar (36°55´N, 49°23´E. 1703m). Collected specimens were deposited at the Natural History Museum of the University of Guilan, Rasht, Iran.

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