Nemopteridae Burmeister, 1839

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 : 226

Nemopteridae Burmeister, 1839

Remarks: Several genera in the Nemopteridae occur in West Asia ( Croce McLachlan, 1885 , Dielocroce Cowley, 1941 , Pterocroce Withycombe, 1923 , Afghanocroce Hölzel, 1968 ). Based on Hölzel (1975) revision on subfamily Crocinae (Navás 1910) , the genera can be easily determined. The characteristic feature of Dielocroce is that between the Radius and Radius sector the cross-veins become progressively smaller distally ( Fig. 3D ) and the males bear a bulla on both wings ( Fig. 3F ). They are small, frequently encounteredspecies, but their distribution is hardly known.

Figures

FIGURE 3. A—Habitus of Mantispa scabricollis, B—Pronotum in dorsal view; C—Forewing of Dielocroce ephemera, magnified, D—Forewing of Dielocroce elegans, magnified E—Habitus of D. elegans; F—Habitus of D. elegans; G—Habitus of Palpares chrysopterus H—Abdomen in lateral view; I—Habitus of Palpares libelluloides; J—Abdomen in lateral view; K—Habitus of Parapalpares solidus. Abbreviations: Sc—Subcosta, Rs—Radius sector, B—Bulla, (Scale bar: 10 mm)