Sciocoris (Aposciocoris) microphthalmus Flor, 1860

Cimex umbrinus Panzer, 1804: 15 (non Wolff, 1804); Pentatoma umbrina Latreille, 1804: 190 (non Wolff, 1804); Sciocoris umbrinus Eversmann, 1837: 37 (non Wolff, 1804); Sci ocoris umbrinus Hahn, 1833: 195 (non Wolff, 1804); Sciocoris umbrinus Fieber, 1851: 440 (non Wolff, 1804); Sciocoris microphthalmus Flor, 1860: 114; Sciocoris curtipennis Mulsant & Rey, 1866: 105; Sciocoris homalonotus cerrutii Wagner, 1959: 59; Sciocoris (Aposciocoris) microphthalmus poppiusi Wagner, 1965: 125; Sciocoris (Aposciocoris) pirinaicus Fuente, 1972: 92 .

Distribution in Iran. Ardabil (Modarres Awal 1987), East Azarbaijan (Modarres Awal 1997b), Khorasan (Modarres Awal 2008), Iran (no locality cited) (Rider 2006).

General distribution. Euro-Siberian extending to China and Far East.

Host plants. On several Asteraceae and Lamiaceae (Derjanschi & Péricart 2005); quoted, in France, on Rhinanthus sp. ( Scrophulariaceae) (Dusoulier & Lupoli 2006).