Genus Jalla Hahn, 1832

Jalla dumosa (Linnaeus, 1758)

Cimex dumosus Linnaeus, 1758: 445; Jalla nigriventris Fieber, 1861: 347; Jalla subdilatata var. vidua Horváth, 1917: 376 .

Distribution in Iran. Golestan (Heiss 2002), Iran (no locality cited) (Oshanin 1906, 1912; Safavi 1959, 1976; Putshkov 1965; Modarres Awal 1997b; Rider 2006; Mohaghegh 2008; Péricart 2010).

General distribution. Palearctic.

Comments. A predator which feeds on several insects: larvae of Timarcha sp. ( Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) (in Spain), caterpillars of Dasychiria selenotica ( Lepidoptera: Lymantridae) (in Germany), butterfly Mythimna comma ( Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) (in Andorra) (Péricart 2010).