First report of damage by two plant bugs (Hem.:Miridae) from wheat fields of Galikesh, Golestan province, Iran

The damage of two bugs was observed in wheat fields of Galikesh in May, 2015. Both species belong to Miridae (Hemiptera: Heteroptera). One of the collected bugs was wingless and it is similar to ants. This species was identified as Myrmecophyes (Myrmecophyes) alacer Horváth. Thisinsect was observed in wheat fields of Farsian and neighboring villages. It was often observed at the margin of wheat fields and on some grass weeds. The damage of this bug has been observed as small white spots on leaf surface, specially at tip of wheat leaves. The other mirid bug, Grypocoris (Grypocoris) golestanicus Heiss, usually collected in the margins of wheat fields of Terjinly village. Its damage was almost same as the previous bug. This is the first association of these two mirid bugs in wheat field in Iran.