Menaccarus (Oploscelis) arenicola (Scholtz, 1846)

Sciocoris arenicola Scholtz, 1846: 1565; Oploscelis ciliatus Mulsant & Rey, 1852: 80; Menaccarus pallidus Perris, 1857: 158; Menaccarus arenicola var. minor Stichel, 1936: 43; Menaccarus turolensis Fuente, 1970: 88 .

Distribution in Iran. Semnan (Jakovlev 1877; Oshanin 1906), Iran (no locality cited) (Safavi 1959; Modarres Awal 1997b; Derjanschi & Péricart 2005; Rider 2006).

General distribution. Euro-Siberian.

Host plants. In sandy biotopes along rivers, sea shores or elsewhere; mainly on Poaceae ( Festuca sp., Elymus sp., Calamagrostis sp., Corynephorus sp.) but also on Artemisia sp. ( Asteraceae), Thymus sp. ( Lamiaceae) or Astragalus sp. ( Fabaceae) (Derjanschi & Péricart 2005).