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Checklist for Family Ascalaphidae Rambur, 1842 (Owlflies)
and region Africa (Continents)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
943
36180
241410
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
939
36100
241106
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
896
35668
239021
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Neuropterida
Aspöck, Gusenleithner & Malicky, 1999
19
303
1554
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Neuroptera
Linnaeus, 1758
And Allies, Ant lions, Ant-lions, Antlions, Lacewing
15
282
1516
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Myrmeleontiformia
Henry, 1982
4
175
995
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Myrmeleontoidea
Latreille, 1802
2
149
888
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAscalaphidae
Rambur, 1842
Owlflies, Owlfly
49
112
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Africa
49 Genera with 112 Species
#ABCDEHLMNPSTU
Abascalaphus Tjeder & Han..., 19091SpeciesTaxom
Allocormodes McLachlan, 19274SpeciesTaxom
Amoea Lefèbvre, 18942SpeciesTaxom
Amoeridops Karsch, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Angolania Kocak & Kemal, 19921SpeciesTaxom
Apamoeridops Tjeder, 19552SpeciesTaxom
Ascalaphus cunii. Navás, 194910SpeciesTaxom
Ascalobyas Penny, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Balanopteryx Karsch, 19092SpeciesTaxom
Botjederinus Abraham, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Brevibarbis Tjeder & Han..., 19924SpeciesTaxom
Bubomyiella Tjeder & Han..., 19921SpeciesTaxom
Campylophlebia McLachlan, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Cirrops Tjeder, 19801SpeciesTaxom
Cordulecerus Rambur, 18532SpeciesTaxom
Cormodophlebia van der Weele, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Deleproctophylla Lefèbvre, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Dicolpus Gerstaecker, 18853SpeciesTaxom
Disparomitus Weele, 201913SpeciesTaxom
Dixonotus Kimmins, 19501SpeciesTaxom
Dorsomitus Michel & Tjeder, 20182SpeciesTaxom
Encyoposis McLachlan, 19093SpeciesTaxom
Encyopsidius2SpeciesTaxom
Eremoides Tjeder, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Haploglenius Burmeister, 18532SpeciesTaxom
Helcopteryx McLachlan, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Helicomitus McLachlan, 19492SpeciesTaxom
Libelloides Schäffer, 17644SpeciesTaxom
Mabiza Tjeder & Han..., 19921SpeciesTaxom
Mansellia Tjeder, 19921SpeciesTaxom
Melambrotus McLachlan, 19924SpeciesTaxom
Neocampylophlebia van der Weele, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Neomelambrotus Weele, 19927SpeciesTaxom
Paramelambrotus Tjeder, 19921SpeciesTaxom
Paramoeridops Tjeder, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Phalascusa Kolbe, 18882SpeciesTaxom
Proctarrelabis Lefèbvre, 18534SpeciesTaxom
Proctolyra Tjeder, 19924SpeciesTaxom
Protmesibasis van der Weele, 19921SpeciesTaxom
Pseudohybris Weele, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoproctarrelabris Weele, 1908
0SpeciesTaxom
Stephanolasca van der Weele, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Strixomyia Tjeder, 19891SpeciesTaxom
Suhpalacsa Lefèbvre, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Suphalomitus van der Weele, 18712SpeciesTaxom
Tmesibasis McLachlan, 19094SpeciesTaxom
Tytomyia Tjeder & Han..., 19923SpeciesTaxom
Ululodes Currie, 20072SpeciesTaxom
Ululomyia Tjeder, 19571SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Africa
112 Species and 1 Subspecies
Abascalaphus nigripes van der Weele, 1909
Allocormodes intractabilis Walker, 1860
Allocormodes junodi van der Weele, 1909
Allocormodes maculipennis E. L. Tasche..., 1879
Allocormodes woodi Esben-Petersen, 1927
Amoea electrodominicana M. S. Engel, 2007
Amoea vacua Gerstäcker, 1894
Amoeridops augur Karsch, 1889
Angolania mira Tjeder & Han..., 1992
Apamoeridops grandidieri van der Weele, 1909
Apamoeridops radiatus Fraser, 1955
Ascalaphus amicus (McLachlan, 1871)⇒ Ascalaphus festivus Rambur, 1842
Ascalaphus australis (Fabricius, 1787)⇒ Deleproctophylla australis Fabricius, 1787
Ascalaphus barbarus Linnaeus, 1767
Ascalaphus bilineatus (Kolbe, 1897)⇒ Ascalaphus festivus Rambur, 1842
Ascalaphus festivus Rambur, 1842
Ascalaphus minutus Tjeder, 1986
Ascalaphus nigripes (van der Weele, 1909)⇒ Abascalaphus nigripes van der Weele, 1909
Ascalaphus pallidulus Prost, 2013
Ascalaphus rusticus Lichtenstein, 1796
Ascalaphus worthingtoni Kimmins, 1949
Ascalobyas albistigma Walker, 1853
Balanopteryx locuples Karsch, 1889
Balanopteryx navasi (van der Weele, 1909)⇒ Paramoeridops navasi van der Weele, 1909
Botjederinus cephalotes McLachlan, , 1871
Brevibarbis angolana Tjeder & Han..., 1992
Brevibarbis decellei Tjeder & Han..., 1992
Brevibarbis demoori Tjeder & Han..., 1992
Brevibarbis dyscrita Tjeder & Han..., 1992
Bubomyiella pygmaea Tjeder & Han..., 1992
Campylophlebia magnifica McLachlan, 1891
Cirrops kumari Tjeder, 1980
Cordulecerus praecellens Gerstäcker, 1885
Cordulecerus subiratus Walker, 1853
Cormodophlebia pulchra van der Weele, 1909
Deleproctophylla australis Fabricius, 1787
Dicolpus primitivus van der Weele, 1909
Dicolpus sjostedti van der Weele, 1905
Dicolpus volucris Gerstäcker, 1885
Disparomitus bacillus Gerstäcker, 1885
Disparomitus brevistigma Esben-Peters..., 2019
Disparomitus caviceps Michel, 2019
Disparomitus citernii Navas, 1915
Disparomitus congoensis Navas, 1933
Disparomitus horvathi van der Weele, 1909
Disparomitus kimminsi Michel, 2019
Disparomitus lineatus Michel, 2019
Disparomitus rufocostatus Esben-Petersen, 1922
Disparomitus schoutedeni Navas, 1925
Disparomitus sellatus Navas, 1912 ..., 2019
Disparomitus simplex Kimmins, 1950
Disparomitus spatula Michel, 2019
Dixonotus vansomereni Kimmins, 1950
Dorsomitus neavei Kimmins, 1949
Dorsomitus tjederi Michel, 2018
Encyoposis brevistigma Esben-Petersen, 1931
Encyoposis flavilineus Walker, 1860
Encyoposis hemistigma van der Weele, 1909
Encyopsidius apicalis Tjeder & Han..., 1992
Encyopsidius promontorii Péringuey, 1910
Eremoides bicristatus Banks, 1924
Haploglenius flavicornis (McLachlan, 1871)⇒ Neohaploglenius flavicornis McLachlan, 1871
Haploglenius luteus Walker, 1853
Helcopteryx rhodiogramma Rambur, 1842
Helicomitus festivus (Rambur, 1842)⇒ Ascalaphus festivus Rambur, 1842
Helicomitus worthingtoni (Kimmins, 1949)⇒ Ascalaphus worthingtoni Kimmins, 1949
Libelloides coccajus Denis & Schi..., 1775Owlfly sulfur
Libelloides ictericus Charpentier, 1825
Libelloides ictericus ictericus Charpentier, 1825
Libelloides longicornis Linnaeus, 1764
Mabiza pulchra Tjeder & Han..., 1992
Mansellia annulata Tjeder, 1992
Melambrotus papio Tjeder, 1992
Melambrotus pseudosimia Kimmins, 1992
Melambrotus simia McLachlan, 1871
Melambrotus zulu Tjeder, 1992
Neocampylophlebia sparsa van der Weele, 1909
Neomelambrotus aurivilliusi van der Weele, 1909
Neomelambrotus contumax Tjeder, 1992
Neomelambrotus cristatus Kimmins, 1992
Neomelambrotus densinervis Tjeder, 1992
Neomelambrotus molestus Tjeder, 1992
Neomelambrotus namaquensis Tjeder, 1992
Neomelambrotus striatus Tjeder, 1992
Paramelambrotus whiteheadi Tjeder, 1992
Paramoeridops navasi van der Weele, 1909
Phalascusa hildebrandti Kolbe, 1897
Phalascusa pardalis Gerstäcker, 1888
Proctarrelabis brunni van der Weele, 1909
Proctarrelabis burmeisteri van der Weele, 1909
Proctarrelabis capensis (Thunberg, 1784)⇒ Nephoneura capensis Fabricius, 1781
Proctarrelabis involvens Walker, 1853
Proctolyra brincki Tjeder, 1992
Proctolyra flavolineata Tjeder, 1992
Proctolyra hessei Tjeder, 1992
Proctolyra varii Tjeder, 1992
Protmesibasis devexa Tjeder, 1992
Pseudohybris heymonsi van der Weele, 1909
Stephanolasca rufopicta Walker, 1853
Strixomyia manselli Tjeder, 1989
Suhpalacsa abdominalis McLachlan, 1871
Suphalomitus buyssoni van der Weele, 1909
Suphalomitus cephalotes (McLachlan, 1871)⇒ Botjederinus cephalotes McLachlan, , 1871
Tmesibasis alberti Navas, 1912
Tmesibasis lacerata Hagen, 1853
Tmesibasis royi Tjeder, 1980
Tmesibasis waelbroecki van der Weele, 1909
Tytomyia bequaerti Navas, 1912
Tytomyia flinti Tjeder & Han..., 1992
Tytomyia nigrifrons Tjeder & Han..., 1992
Ululodes macleayanus Guilding, 1825
Ululodes paleonesius Engel & Grim..., 2007
Ululomyia sylvatica Fraser, 1957

Subnodes of Ascalaphidae with occurrences in Africa
SubfamilyAscalaphinae
Lefèbvre, 1842
20
54
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHaplogleniinae
Newman, 1853
12
30
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Ascalaphidae at gbif.org
Ascalaphidae at irmng.org
Ascalaphidae at itis.gov