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Checklist for Family Ascalaphidae Rambur, 1842 (Owlflies)
and region Cape (Republic South Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
630
8507
21838
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
628
8495
21797
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
600
8347
21509
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Neuropterida
Aspöck, Gusenleithner & Malicky, 1999
15
126
349
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Neuroptera
Linnaeus, 1758
And Allies, Ant lions, Ant-lions, Antlions, Lacewing
11
119
333
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Myrmeleontiformia
Henry, 1982
4
75
205
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Myrmeleontoidea
Latreille, 1802
2
58
129
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAscalaphidae
Rambur, 1842
Owlflies, Owlfly
19
24
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Cape
19 Genera with 24 Species
Allocormodes McLachlan, 1891
0SpeciesTaxom
Ascalaphus cunii. Navás, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Brevibarbis Tjeder & Han..., 19921SpeciesTaxom
Bubomyiella Tjeder & Han..., 19921SpeciesTaxom
Disparomitus Weele, 1908
0SpeciesTaxom
Dorsomitus Michel & Tjeder, 19491SpeciesTaxom
Encyoposis McLachlan, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Encyopsidius2SpeciesTaxom
Eremoides Tjeder, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Helcopteryx McLachlan, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Melambrotus McLachlan, 18712SpeciesTaxom
Neomelambrotus Weele, 19923SpeciesTaxom
Paramelambrotus Tjeder, 19921SpeciesTaxom
Proctarrelabis Lefèbvre, 18532SpeciesTaxom
Proctolyra Tjeder, 19924SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoproctarrelabris Weele, 1908
0SpeciesTaxom
Strixomyia Tjeder, 19891SpeciesTaxom
Tmesibasis McLachlan, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Tytomyia Tjeder & Han..., 19921SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cape
24 Species
Ascalaphus festivus Rambur, 1842
Brevibarbis dyscrita Tjeder & Han..., 1992
Bubomyiella pygmaea Tjeder & Han..., 1992
Dorsomitus neavei Kimmins, 1949
Encyoposis flavilineus Walker, 1860
Encyopsidius apicalis Tjeder & Han..., 1992
Encyopsidius promontorii Péringuey, 1910
Eremoides bicristatus Banks, 1924
Helcopteryx rhodiogramma Rambur, 1842
Melambrotus papio Tjeder, 1992
Melambrotus simia McLachlan, 1871
Neomelambrotus densinervis Tjeder, 1992
Neomelambrotus namaquensis Tjeder, 1992
Neomelambrotus striatus Tjeder, 1992
Paramelambrotus whiteheadi Tjeder, 1992
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
Strixomyia manselli Tjeder, 1989
Tmesibasis lacerata Hagen, 1853
Tytomyia nigrifrons Tjeder & Han..., 1992

Subnodes of Ascalaphidae with occurrences in Cape
SubfamilyAscalaphinae
Lefèbvre, 1842
7
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHaplogleniinae
Newman, 1853
4
6
Genera
Species

Taxom



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