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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
710
16634
69910
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
706
16624
69896
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
676
16402
69012
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Neuropterida
Aspöck, Gusenleithner & Malicky, 1999
13
127
667
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Neuroptera
Linnaeus, 1758
And Allies, Ant lions, Ant-lions, Antlions, Lacewing
10
118
643
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Myrmeleontiformia
Henry, 1982
2
41
208
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Myrmeleontoidea
Latreille, 1802
2
41
208
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAscalaphidae
Rambur, 1842
Owlflies, Owlfly
10
40
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Central America
10 Genera with 40 Species
Ameropterus Esben-Petersen, 18887SpeciesTaxom
Amoea Lefèbvre, 18945SpeciesTaxom
Ascalobyas Penny, 18422SpeciesTaxom
Ascaloptynx Banks, 17931SpeciesTaxom
Byas Rambur, 18422SpeciesTaxom
Cordulecerus Rambur, 18535SpeciesTaxom
Episperches Gerstaecker, 18942SpeciesTaxom
Haploglenius Burmeister, 19096SpeciesTaxom
Neohaploglenius Penny, 18712SpeciesTaxom
Ululodes Currie, 190111SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Central America
40 Species and 3 Subspecies
Ameropterus breviantennis Penny, 1982
Ameropterus consors Gerstäcker, 1894
Ameropterus mexicanus van der Weele, 1909
Ameropterus peruvianus van der Weele, 1909
Ameropterus scutellaris Gerstäcker, 1894
Ameropterus subripiens Walker, 1853
Ameropterus trivialis Gerstäcker, 1888Aku
Amoea immaculata Olivier, 1790
Amoea iniqua Walker, 1853
Amoea latipennis Navas, 1912
Amoea vacua Gerstäcker, 1894
Amoea vacuus Gerstaecker, 1894
Ascalobyas albistigma Walker, 1853
Ascalobyas microcerus Rambur, 1842
Ascaloptynx appendiculata Fabricius, 1793
Byas albistigma (Walker, 1853)⇒ Ascalobyas albistigma Walker, 1853
Byas microcerus (Rambur, 1842)⇒ Ascalobyas microcerus Rambur, 1842
Cordulecerus inquinatus Gerstäcker, 1888Black ruffs
Cordulecerus mexicanus van der Weele, 1909
Cordulecerus praecellens Gerstäcker, 1885
Cordulecerus subiratus Walker, 1853
Cordulecerus subiratus subiratus Walker, 1853
Episperches arenosus (Walker, 1853)⇒ Amoea iniqua Walker, 1853
Episperches vacuus (Gerstaecker, 1894)⇒ Amoea vacua Gerstäcker, 1894
Haploglenius angulatus (Gerstaecker, 1894)⇒ Neohaploglenius angulatus Gerstäcker, 1894
Haploglenius costatus Burmeister, 1839
Haploglenius flavicornis (McLachlan, 1871)⇒ Neohaploglenius flavicornis McLachlan, 1871
Haploglenius handlirschi van der Weele, 1909
Haploglenius luteus Walker, 1853
Haploglenius peruvianus van der Weele, 1909
Neohaploglenius angulatus Gerstäcker, 1894
Neohaploglenius flavicornis McLachlan, 1871
Ululodes arizonensis Banks, 1907
Ululodes bicolor Banks, 1895
Ululodes cajennensis Fabricius, 1787
Ululodes macleayana (Guilding, 1825)⇒ Ululodes macleayanus Guilding, 1825
Ululodes macleayanus Guilding, 1825
Ululodes macleayanus macleayanus Guilding, , 1823
Ululodes macleayanus sanctaluciae van der Weele, 1909
Ululodes mexicanus McLachlan, 1871
Ululodes quadripunctatus Burmeister, 1839Four-spotted Owlfly
Ululodes subvertens Walker, 1853
Ululodes tuberculatus Banks, 1901

Subnodes of Ascalaphidae with occurrences in Central America
SubfamilyAscalaphinae
Lefèbvre, 1842
3
20
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHaplogleniinae
Newman, 1853
5
16
Genera
Species

Taxom



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