Macronemurus fabiani, (Meszaros & Abraham, 2005)

Khudhur, Farhad A. & Ábrahám, Levente, 2025, A report on the lacewing fauna of Iraqi Kurdistan (Neuroptera: Mantispidae, Nemopteridae, Myrmeleontidae, Ascalaphidae), Zootaxa 5665 (2), pp. 223-238 : 234

*Mansellasca fabiani ( Mészáros & Ábrahám, 2005)

( Fig. 6H )

Material examined: 1♂ IRAQ, Erbil, Choman, Khoshkan Village , 36°36’04,5”N, 44°56’11.8”E, 05.VII.2024, leg: Farhad A. Khudhur .

Remarks: A species with few localities, the type specimens of M. fabiani are from Pakistan ( Mészáros & Ábrahám 2005). Later, it was also found in Eastern Turkey and Iran ( Dobosz & Ábrahám, 2007). This is a new country record for Iraq.

A medium-sized owlfly, the wings of the males of M. fabiani are transparent, while the hind wings of the females have some grayish-brown shading apically. The male also has a clearly visible protuberance on tergite 3 with short, strong setae ( Fig. 6G ).

Figures

FIGURE 6. A—Habitus of Distoleon formosus, B—Hed an pronotum in dorsal view; C—Habitus of Nemoleon poecilopterus, D—Habitus of Creoleon griseus; E—Habitus of Gymnocnemia variegata, F—Head in frontal view, G—Head and pronotum in dorsal view, H—Habitus of Mansellasca fabiani Abbreviations: T3—Tegite 3, gv—gradate veins, (Scale bar: 10 mm)