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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
315
2340
4567
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
313
2338
4562
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
297
2276
4408
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Neuropterida
Aspöck, Gusenleithner & Malicky, 1999
6
24
26
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Neuroptera
Linnaeus, 1758
And Allies, Ant lions, Ant-lions, Antlions, Lacewing
5
23
25
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Myrmeleontiformia
Henry, 1982
3
21
23
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Myrmeleontoidea
Latreille, 1802
2
20
21
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAscalaphidae
Rambur, 1842
Owlflies, Owlfly
5
5
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Botswana
5 Genera with 5 Species
Allocormodes McLachlan, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Eremoides Tjeder, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Melambrotus McLachlan, 19921SpeciesTaxom
Neomelambrotus Weele, 19921SpeciesTaxom
Tmesibasis McLachlan, 18531SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Botswana
5 Species
Allocormodes junodi van der Weele, 1909
Eremoides bicristatus Banks, 1924
Melambrotus pseudosimia Kimmins, 1992
Neomelambrotus molestus Tjeder, 1992
Tmesibasis lacerata Hagen, 1853

Subnodes of Ascalaphidae with occurrences in Botswana
SubfamilyHaplogleniinae
Newman, 1853
4
4
Genera
Species

Taxom



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