* 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).