Himacerus (Aptus) mirmicoides (O.Costa, 1834)

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 : 113

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scientific name	Himacerus (Aptus) mirmicoides
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Himacerus (Aptus) mirmicoides (O.Costa, 1834) ( Figs 2A, 2B, 5A, 6E)

Material examined. Iran, Guilan, Ardeh (37°32'12.7''N, 48°49'55.7''E), 20.VII.2022, 6 Nymphs GoogleMaps ; Roshandeh (37°31'04.3''N, 48°52'17.9''E), 20.VII.2022, 2 Nymphs, 1 ♂ GoogleMaps ; Gilvan-Masal (37°18'24.1''N, 48°59'11.4''E), 20. VI.2022, 2 Nymphs, 3 ♂♂, 3 ♀♀ GoogleMaps ; Dasht-e Veyl (36°49'56.8''N, 49°36'38.9''E), 20.IX.2021, 2 ♂♂, 3 ♀♀ GoogleMaps ; Hendekhale (37°23'01.3''N, 49°26'38.8''E), 25. V.2022, 2♂♂ GoogleMaps ; Darreh Dasht (36°48'07.7''N, 49°38'18.1''E), 18. VI.2022, 20 Nymphs, 2 ♂♂ GoogleMaps ; Ardabil, Anaviz (37°40'46.6''N, 48°28'34.7''E), 23.VII.2022, 4 Nymphs, 1 ♂, 2 ♀♀ GoogleMaps ; Majolan (37°14'30.2''N, 48°50'56.7''E), 27.VII.2022, 1 Nymph, leg.: R. Hosseini & A. Gholami GoogleMaps .

Distribution in Iran. Ardabil ( Modarres Awal, 1987, 1997); East Azerbaijan ( Kerzhner & Rieger, 1985); Golestan ( Kerzhner, 1963, 1981, 1987); Guilan ( Kerzhner, 1987; Linnavuori & Hosseini, 2000); Mazandaran ( Kerzhner & Rieger, 1985; Kerzhner, 1987; Linnavuori & Hosseini, 2000).

General distribution. European, extending to North Africa and the Middle East ( Kerzhner, 1996).

Diagnosis. Brachypterous ( Figs 2A–2B). Length 6–7.6 mm. Yellowish brown or reddish. Antennae are yellow and shorter than body, apical part of the second segment is dark brown. Middle of scutellum, dorsum of abdomen and venter black. Fore and middle legs with 2 rows of short spines in the inner part, femora with transverse brown stripes, tibiae have at least one black ring near the base and darkened on upper part. Hemelytra with irregular tinged pattern. Apex of paramere tridentate ( Fig. 5A). Endosome of the phallus has small sclerites and does not have spines ( Fig. 6E). Measurements in Table 1.

Habitats . It was collected on grass under trees, on Alcea setosa ( Malvaceae ) ( Fig. 1A), Oenothera speciosa ( Onagraceae ) ( Fig. 1B), Urtica sp. ( Urticaceae ), Euphorbia sp. ( Euphorbiaceae ) and Alnus glutinosa ( Betulaceae ).