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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
620
12370
61616
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
616
12349
61577
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
587
12174
60866
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Neuropterida
Aspöck, Gusenleithner & Malicky, 1999
11
38
59
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Neuroptera
Linnaeus, 1758
And Allies, Ant lions, Ant-lions, Antlions, Lacewing
10
37
58
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Myrmeleontiformia
Henry, 1982
4
16
30
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Myrmeleontoidea
Latreille, 1802
2
14
28
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAscalaphidae
Rambur, 1842
Owlflies, Owlfly
6
15
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Central Africa
6 Genera with 15 Species
Allocormodes McLachlan, 18792SpeciesTaxom
Angolania Kocak & Kemal, 19921SpeciesTaxom
Ascalaphus cunii. Navás, 18422SpeciesTaxom
Dicolpus Gerstaecker, 18852SpeciesTaxom
Disparomitus Weele, 20197SpeciesTaxom
Proctarrelabis Lefèbvre, 19091SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Central Africa
15 Species
Allocormodes intractabilis Walker, 1860
Allocormodes maculipennis E. L. Tasche..., 1879
Angolania mira Tjeder & Han..., 1992
Ascalaphus bilineatus (Kolbe, 1897)⇒ Ascalaphus festivus Rambur, 1842
Ascalaphus festivus Rambur, 1842
Dicolpus sjostedti van der Weele, 1905
Dicolpus volucris Gerstäcker, 1885
Disparomitus bacillus Gerstäcker, 1885
Disparomitus brevistigma Esben-Peters..., 2019
Disparomitus congoensis Navas, 1933
Disparomitus lineatus Michel, 2019
Disparomitus rufocostatus Esben-Petersen, 1922
Disparomitus schoutedeni Navas, 1925
Disparomitus sellatus Navas, 1912 ..., 2019
Proctarrelabis brunni van der Weele, 1909

Subnodes of Ascalaphidae with occurrences in Central Africa
SubfamilyAscalaphinae
Lefèbvre, 1842
4
12
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHaplogleniinae
Newman, 1853
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom



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