Dilar Rambur

Zhang, Wei, Liu, Xingyue, Aspöck, Horst & Aspöck, Ulrike, 2014, Revision of Chinese Dilaridae (Insecta: Neuroptera) (Part I): Species of the genus Dilar Rambur from northern China, Zootaxa 3753 (1) : -

Genus Dilar Rambur

Dilar Rambur, 1838: 9 . Type species: Dilar nevadensis Rambur, 1838 (monotypy). Cladocera Hagen, 1860: 56 . Nomen nudum.

Lidar Navás, 1909: 153 . Type species: Dilar meridionalis Hagen, 1866: 295 , original designation. Fuentenus Navás, 1909: 154 . Type species: Dilar campestris Navás, 1903: 380 , original designation. Rexavius Navás, 1909: 664 . Type species: Dilar nietneri Hagen, 1858: 482 , subsequent designation by Navás, 1914: 10. Didar Navás, 1913: 6. An incorrect subsequent spelling of Dilar .

Lider Kuwayama, 1962: 376. An incorrect subsequent spelling of Lidar .

Diagnosis. Male antennae pectinate, except 2 proximal and more than 3 distal simple ones, branch of 1st flagellomere short, with only one dentate process. Wings broad, generally with numerous dark markings; costal area broad with crossveins simple except several ones forked; subcostal area obviously narrower than costal area, having several crossveins; more than 5 crossveins between R and Rs, MA fused with R at wing base, proximally with no crossvein connecting to MP, and arising from R prior to separation between R and Rs; MP with 2 main branches; nygmata present; trichosors present along wing margin.

Distribution. This genus ranges from northern Africa, through Europe, to Asia, and is recorded in the following countries: Afghanistan, Algeria, China, France, Greece, India, Iran, Italy, Japan, Korea, Kyrgyzstan, Lebanon, Malaysia, Nepal, Pakistan, Portugal, Russia, Spain, Sri Lanka, Tajikistan, Thailand, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Vietnam.