Rhynocoris leucospilus subsp. sibiricus Jakovlev 1893

Rhynocoris leucospilus sibiricus (Jakovlev, 1893)

Harpactor sibiricus Jakovlev, 1893: 23 (as new species).

Distribution in Iran. Mazandaran (Sakenin et al. 2008, as Rhynocoris sibiricus Jakovlev).

Distribution outside Iran. China, Korea, Mongolia, Siberia (Putshkov & Putshkov 1996). Indications for Azerbaijan, Ukraine are wrong, and those for Alaska doubtful (Putshkov & Moulet 2010).

Comments. The species R. leucospilus has been divided into 5 subspecies, l. leucospilus (Stål, 1859), l. altaicus Kiritshenko, 1926, l. dybowskii (Jakovlev, 1876), l. rubromarginatus (Jakovlev, 1893), and l. sibiricus (Jakovlev, 1893). As no subspecies is known in Central Asia, therefore the Iranian record needs confirmation.

Rhynocoris monticola monticola (Oshanin, 1890)

Harpactor monticola Oshanin, 1871: 208 (as new species); Harpactor morio Oshanin, 1871: 196 (non Kolenati, 1857).

Distribution in Iran. East Azarbaijan, Mazandaran (Sakenin et al. 2009), Qazvin (Hoberlandt 1959 as R. monticola jucunda Horváth 1891), West Azarbaijan (Sakenin et al. 2010), Northern Iran (without precise locality) (Jakovlev 1877), Iran (without precise locality) (Lindberg 1938; Putshkov & Putshkov 1996).

Distribution outside Iran. Central Asia, northwest China.