Nabis (Tropiconabis) capsiformis Germar, 1838

Gholami, Arefeh & Hosseini, Reza, 2024, A taxonomic study on Damsel bugs (Hemiptera, Heteroptera, Nabidae, Nabinae) of Guilan province and adjacent areas in Iran, with an illustrated key to the genera and species, Journal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics 10 (1), pp. 111-123 : 117

Nabis (Tropiconabis) capsiformis Germar, 1838 ( Figs 3D, 5G, 6H)

Material examined. Iran, Guilan, Deylaman-Barasar (36°47'54.0''N, 49°45'22.9''E), 23.VII.1996, 2 ♂♂, 3 ♀♀, leg.: R. E. Linnavuori & R.Hosseini ( UGNHM, Linnavuori & Hosseini, 2000); Kolor road (37°25'48.0''N, 48°41'24.0''E), 5.VII.2021, 1 ♀, leg.: R.Hosseini .

Distribution in Iran. Ardabil ( Linnavuori & Hosseini, 2000); Bushehr ( Kerzhner, 1987); East Azerbaijan ( Baroughi, 1978; Modarres Awal, 1997); Fars, Golestan ( Kerzhner, 1987); Guilan ( Linnavuori & Hosseini, 2000); Hormozgan ( Kerzhner, 1987; Linnavuori, 2004); Ilam ( Kerzhner, 1987); Kerman ( Seidenstücker, 1958; Wagner, 1961; Kiritshenko, 1966; Kerzhner, 1987); Khorasan ( Seidenstücker, 1957; Linnavuori & Modarres Awal, 1998; Heiss, 2002, Modarres Awal, 2008); Khuzestan ( Seidenstücker, 1958; Kerzhner, 1987); Kohgiluyeh va BuyerAhmad, Kordestan, Lurestan ( Kerzhner, 1987); Markazi ( Modarres Awal, 1997); Sistan va Baluchestan ( Hoberlandt, 1955; Seidenstücker, 1957; Kiritshenko, 1966; Kerzhner, 1987); Tehran, and West Azerbaijan ( Kerzhner, 1987).

General distribution. Cosmotropical ( Kerzhner, 1996; Kerzhner & Henry, 2008).

Diagnosis. Macropterous ( Figs 3D). Length 7–7.5 mm with gracile body. Yellowish light brown. Anntenae yellow and shorter than body. Sometimes has a brown longitudinal stripe on dorsum of head, pronotum and scutellum. Hemelytra is distinctly longer than abdomen. Disc of paramere semicircular ( Fig. 5G). Phallus with two hooks ( Fig. 6H). Measurements in Table 1.