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New records of 19 species of myrmeleontoid lacewings (Neuroptera: Myrmeleontidae, Ascalaphidae, Nemopteridae) of Armenian fauna are presented. In comparison with adjacent Caucasian countries Armenian fauna of antlions, spoonwings and owlflies could be characterized as manifold, organized under the influence of Anatolian faunistic center. Distoleon laticollis (Navás, 1913), Delfimeus irroratus iranensis (Hölzel, 1972), D.  irroratus morgani (Navás, 1913), Neuroleon tenellus (Klug in Ehrenberg, 1834), Creoleon griseus (Klug in Ehrenberg, 1834), Libelloides macaronius kolyvanensis morpha alba Krivokhatsky, Bagaturov et Prokopov, 2018 are reported for Armenia for the first time. Here we proposed a new status for three taxa, which are interpreted as subspecies of Delfimeus irroratus (Olivier, 1811): D. irroratus morgani stat. n., D. irroratus iranensis stat. n. and D.  irroratus friedeli (Hölzel, 1972),  stat.  n. All four taxa (including the nominotypical subspecies) differ in the pronotum pattern and the color of wings and have a partially sympatric distribution. The largest representatives (forewing 25  mm) nominotypical subspecies and a small subspecies D.  irroratus friedeli with dense venation were not found in Armenia. Резюме. Представлены новые указания 19  видов мирмелеонтоидных сетчатокрылых для Армении. По сравнению с фаунами соседних кавказских стран фауна муравьиных львов, нитекрылок и аскалафов Армении может быть определена как переходная, находящаяся под влиянием Анатолийского фаунистического центра. Distoleon laticollis (Navás, 1913), Delfimeus irroratus iranensis (Hölzel, 1972), D. irroratus morgani (Navás, 1913), Neuroleon tenellus (Klug in Ehrenberg, 1834), Creoleon griseus (Klug in Ehrenberg, 1834) и морфа Libelloides macaronius kolyvanensis morpha alba Krivokhatsky, Bagaturov et Prokopov, 2018 впервые указываются для Армении. Мы предлагаем новый статус для трех таксонов, которые интерпретируются здесь как подвиды вида Delfimeus irroratus (Olivier, 1811): D.  irroratus morgani  stat.  n., D.  irroratus iranensis  stat.  n. and D.  irroratus friedeli (Hölzel, 1972),  stat.  n. Все 4  таксона (включая номинaтивный подвид) отличаются рисунком пронотума и цветом крыльев и имеют частично перекрывающиеся ареалы. Крупнейший (переднее крыло 25  мм) номинативный подвид и маленький подвид D. irroratus friedeli с густым жилкованием не были найдены в Армении. Special studies of lacewings including antlions have not been conducted in Armenia. Some data on antlions were published in reviews dedicated to larger territories and based on the materials collected in 19th–20th centuries [Esben-Petersen, 1913; Hölzel, 1972; Aspöck et al., 1980a,  b; Zakharenko, Krivokhatsky, 1993; Aspöck et al., 2001]. In recent years the fauna of antlions was studied rather comprehensively in neighboring territories: Dagestan [Ilyina, Krivokhatsky, 2012; Ilyina et al., 2014] and Krasnodar Region [Shchurov, Makarkin, 2013] of Russia, Georgia [Dobosz et al., 2017, 2018], Azerbaijan [Kerimova, Krivokhatsky, 2018a, b], Turkey [Ari, 2014; Canbulat, 2007]. The material for this study was collected mainly in central and southern provinces of Armenia (Kotayk, Ararat and Syunik) during 2016–2017. The material was fixed using the methods applying for cytogenetic and molecular studies in ethanol-acetic mixture and partly in ethanol. Data on correctly recognizable specimens from the photos taken from the natural habitats are included into the list as well. The material is deposited in the Zoological Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences (ZIN, St  Petersburg, Russia); some data on the structure of the reproductive systems of Myrmeleontiformia have already been published [Kuznetsova et al., 2019]. In addition to these recently collected materials, data on materials from the collections of ZIN and Moscow State University (ZMM, Moscow, Russia) were partly taken into consideration as well. For these materials the label data are provided together with current geographic names corresponding to well-known web-resources [e.g., Google Earth] and given in the square brackets. Family Myrmeleontidae Palpares libelluloides (Linnaeus, 1764) Material. 1♀, Ararat Prov., env. Lanjar vill., 39.81887°N / 44.98507°E, 1796 m, 18.08.2016 (A. Danchenko); 1♀, Ararat Prov., env. Dashtakar vill., 39.92319°N / 44.74741°E, 965 m, 6.08.2016 (G. Karagyan). Distribution. Palpares libelluloides is a widespread Eastern Mediterranean species with two main exclaves: the South European-African and the Caucasian-Asian. The species is regularly collected in Armenia since 1926 [Krivokhatsky et al., 2017]. Palpares turcicus Koçak, 1976 (Fig. 1) Material. 2♀, Ararat Prov., ~5 km ENE Surenavan vill., 39.8097°N / 44.8354°E, Uranots locality, 12.07.2007 (Fig. 1, photo by M. Kalashian). Distribution. This Irano-Anatolian species is represented in ZIN collection by materials from Armenia since 1864 [Krivokhatsky et al., 2017]. Distoleon laticollis (Navas, 1913) Material. 2♂, Ararat Prov., env. Dashtakar vill., 39.92319°N  / 44.74741°E, 965 m, 6.08.2016 (G. Karagyan). Additional material. Israel: 1♂ (ZIN), Akhziv, 29.07.1996 (M. Volkovitsh, M. Dolgovskaya) (photo published in [Krivokhatsky, 2003]). Distribution. Described from Syria in the genus Formicaleo sensu Brauer, 1854. Reported by Hölzel [1972] from Israel, Lebanon, Sudan and Ethiopia. Widely spread on Arabian Peninsula and in Levant [Aspöck et al., 2001]. EastMediterranean species, firstly recorded from Armenia. Delfimeus irroratus (Olivier, 1811) Delfimeus irroratus subsp. iranensis (Hölzel, 1972), stat. n. Material. 1♂, Ararat Prov., env. Dashtakar vill., 39.92319°N  / 44.74741°E, 965 m, 6.08.2016 (G. Karagyan). Additional material. Azerbaijan: 1♂ (ZIN), Ordubad, 19.06.1931 (M. Rjabov). Iran: 2♂ (ZIN), Shahrud, 6.07.1914 (A. Kiritshenko). Notes. See explanation for a new status in the next subspecies. The dark brown subspecies, diagnosed by pronounced v-shaped figure on pronotum. Delfimeus irroratus subsp. morgani (Navás, 1913), stat. n. Material. 1♂, 2♀, Ararat Prov., env. Dashtakar vill., 39.92319°N  / 44.74741°E, 965 m, 6.08.2016 (G. Karagyan). Additional material. Armenia: 5♂ (ZIN), Meghri, Aras River, 30.08.1932 (I. Rodionov). Notes. Small light subspecies, forewing 20 mm, pronotum without obvious brown pattern. Since 2001 Krivokhatsky [2003] in the Internet project ZInsecta above mentioned listed the the following four taxa as conspecific: Delfimeus irroratus (Olivier, 1811) = Maracanda morgani Navás, 1913 = Pignatellus friedeli Hölzel, 1972 = Pignatellus iranensis Hölzel, 1972. Here we proposed a new status for three taxa which are interpreted as subspecies of Delfimeus irroratus (Olivier, 1811): D.  irroratus morgani  stat.  n., D. irroratus iranensis stat. n. and D. irroratus friedeli (Hölzel, 1972), stat. n. All four taxa (including the nominotypical subspecies) differ in the pronotum pattern and the color of wings and have a partially sympatric distribution. The largest representatives (forewing 25  mm) nominotypical subspecies and a small subspecies D. irroratus friedeli with dense venation differ from each other according to the diagnosis of Hölzel [1972] and were not found in Armenia. Distribution. The South-Western Palaearctic species. According to the most recent compendium [Aspöck et al., 2001] Delfimeus irroratus was recorded from Armenia; two taxa D. irroratus morgani and D. irroratus iranensis, were reported for Iran only. Both subspecies are recorded from Armenia for the first time. Macronemurus persicus Navás, 1915 Macronemurus persicus var. graciosa Krivokhatsky, Dobosz et Khabiev, 2015 Material. 1♀, 1♂, Ararat Prov., env. Dashtakar vill., 39.92319°N  / 44.74741°E, 965 m, 6.08.2016 (G. Karagyan). Macronemurus persicus var. persica Navás, 1915 (Fig. 2) Material. 1♀, Ararat Prov., env. Goravan vill., Goravan Sands Sanctuary, 11.07.2007 (Fig. 2, photo by M. Kalashian). Distribution. Kura-Araxian – South-Turanian species, from Armenia previously reported from Meghri. Nominative variation Macronemurus persicus var. persica predominate among Armenian populations [Krivokhatsky et al., 2015]. Neuroleon (Ganussa) tenellus (Klug in Ehrenberg, 1834) Material. 2♀, Ararat Prov., env. Dashtakar vill., 39.92319°N  / 44.74741°E, 965 m, 6.08.2016 (G. Karagyan). Distribution. The widely distributed Southern Palaearctic, mainly East-Mediterranean species [Krivokhatsky, 1996]; biogeographic indicator for Anatolian original fauna [Krivokhatsky, Emeljanov, 2000]. Recorded from Armenia for the first time. Creoleon plumbeus (Olivier, 1811) (Fig. 3) Material. 1♂, Syunik Prov., N env. Kapan town, Shahumyan locality, 1.08.2007 (Fig. 3, photo by M. Kalashian); 2♂, 3♀, Ararat Prov., env. Lanjar vill., 39.81887°N / 44.98507°E, 1796 m, 18, 22.08.2016 (A. Danchenko). Additional material. Armenia: 1♀ (ZIN), Echmiadzin, 4.07.1925; 1♂ (ZIN), Lori Prov., Achtala [Akhtala], 26.08.1925; 1♀ (ZIN), Yerevan env., 2.07.1928 (A.  Shelkovnikov); 1♂ (ZIN), Meghri, 3.07.1929 (A.  Shelkovnikov); 1♂ (ZIN), Zanga [Hrazdan] River Valley, pr.  Erivan, 13.07.1932 (G. Kostylev); 1♀ (ZIN), Aras, 6.08.1932 (M. Rjabov); 1♀ (ZIN), Yerevan, 15.09.1991 (M. Kalashian). 294 V.A. Krivokhatsky, G.H. Karagyan, T.L. Ghrejyan, M.Yu. Kalashian

New faunistic records of Myrmeleontoid lacewings (Neuroptera: Myrmeleontidae, Ascalaphidae, Nemopteridae) in Armenia