Elasmostethus interstinctus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Cimex interstinctus Linnaeus, 1758: 445; Cimex dentatus De Geer, 1773: 260; Cimex haemagaster Schrank, 1781: 270; Cimex bidens Gmelin, 1790: 2149 (non Linnaeus, 1758); Cimex arboreus Gmelin, 1790: 2160; Cimex lituratus Wolff, 1840: 14 (non Fabricius, 1794); Cimex collaris Fabricius, 1803: 170; Cimex bidentatus O’Reilly, 1813: 91 (non Goeze, 1778); Pentatoma stolli Lepeletier & servile, 1825: 53; Elasmostethus interstinctus var. picea Polentz, 1954: 107 .

Material examined. Ardabil province: Khalkhal (1621 m), 2♀, 1♂, September 2006, leg. M. Havaskary, det. P. Moulet, R. Linnavuori. New record for Iran.

General distribution. Palearctic, extending to North America.

Host plants. Feeds upon Betulaceae (Dusoulier & Lupoli 2006) .