Delfimeus friedeli ( Hölzel, 1972 )

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 : 231

* Delfimeus friedeli ( Hölzel, 1972)

( Fig. 5D )

Material examined: 2♂ 1♀ IRAQ, Erbil, Choman, Gali Sakran , 36°35’29,6”N, 44°54’43.5”E, 30.VII.2024 leg: Farhad A. Khudhur & Aland Nwab ; 8♂ 16♀ IRAQ, Erbil, Choman, Halgurd Mt. , 5 km NW Nawanda Village, 36°42’38,6”N, 44°52’12.5”E, 31.VII.2024 leg: Farhad A. Khudhur & Aland Nwab ; 1♂ 2♀ IRAQ, Sulaymaniyah, Sharbazher, Gmo Mt. Hazarkanian 35°54’44”N, 45°33’42”E, 26.VIII.2023 leg: Farhad A. Khudhur ; 1♀ 1- IRAQ, Sulaymaniyah, Dukan, Zewe Village, Piramagroon Mt. , 35°45’39.9”N, 45°14’24.7”E, 20.IX.2023, leg: Farhad A. Khudhur & Aland Nwab .

Remarks: A taxonomically valid species ( Aspöck et al. 2001) that isdistinct from D. irroratus (Olivier, 1811) ( Kerimova et al. 2023) . It has a widespread distribution and frequent encountered from Central Anatolia to the southern foothills of the Caucasus, through Georgia, Armenia, and Azerbaijan to Iran. We report it here as a new country record for Iraq..

This is the most common Delfimeus species in the region. It can be taxonomically distinguished from other Delfimeus species by having only 5-7 cross-veins between the radius and radius sector ( Fig. 5D ). The Cubital posterior vein is very short and runs direcly to anal vein 1 ( Fig. 5E ).

Figures

FIGURE 5. A—Habitus of Macronemurus persicus, B—Head in frontal view, C—Pronotum in dorsal view; D—Habitus of Delfimeus friedeli, E—Basal part of forewing; F—Habitus of Quinemurus cinereus, G—Part of hindwing, H—Pronotum in dorsal view; J—Habitus of Neuroleon erato, I—Head in frontal view K—Pronotum in dorsal view; L—Habitus of N. leptaleus, M– Pronotum in dorsal view; N—Habitus of N. fanaticus,O—Pronotum in dorsal view Abbreviations: lp—labial palp, R—Radius, Rs—Radius sector, Cup—Cubitus posterior, A1—Anal vein 1, ca—cubital area, (Scale bar: 10 mm)