* Distoleon formosus Hölzel, 1972 (Fig. 6A) Material examined: 1♀ 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♂ IRAQ, Sulaymaniyah, Sharbazher, Gmo Mt. Hazarkanian 35°54’44”N, 45°33’42”E 26.VIII.2023 leg: Farhad A. Khudhur; 14♂ 16♀ 8- IRAQ, Sulaymaniyah, Qara Dagh, 4.3km NW Jafaran Village, 35°19’55.6”N, 45°17’44.3”E, 12.IX.2023 leg: Farhad A. Khudhur; 2♂ 3♀ IRAQ, Sulaymaniyah, Gapilon, Balkhé Village Qulla Chankh, 35°46’59.9”N, 45°22’34.2”E, 18.IX.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: This species belongs to the Iranoeremian faunal element (Aspöck et al. 2001). It has been recorded from several countries neighboring Iran, including Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Pakistan. Among the species of Distoleon known from the region, the distinctive features of the species are the gradate markings in the forewing, which are parallel with the subapical margin (Fig 6A) and the pattern on the pronotum (Fig 6B).

Published as part of Khudhur, Farhad A. & Ábrahám, Levente, 2025, A report on the lacewing fauna of Iraqi Kurdistan (Neuroptera: Mantispidae, Nemopteridae, Myrmeleontidae, Ascalaphidae), pp. 223-238 in Zootaxa 5665 (2) on page 233, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5665.2.4, http://zenodo.org/record/16608436