Dielocroce elegans (Martynova, 1930)

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

* Dielocroce elegans (Martynova, 1930)

( Fig. 3D and F )

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: This species is part of the Syro-Iranian faunal element ( Aspöck et al. 2001). It has a wider distribution than the other species occurring in the Middle East, extending to Afghanistan and the Arabian Peninsula ( Aspöck et al. 2001). It is reported here as a new record for Iraq.

The pterostigma of the forewing is entirely white ( Fig. 3D ). The subcosta is also primarily dark brown.

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)