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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
611
11863
34633
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
608
11859
34631
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
579
11701
34157
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Neuropterida
Aspöck, Gusenleithner & Malicky, 1999
12
65
151
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Neuroptera
Linnaeus, 1758
And Allies, Ant lions, Ant-lions, Antlions, Lacewing
9
58
132
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Myrmeleontiformia
Henry, 1982
2
18
40
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Myrmeleontoidea
Latreille, 1802
2
18
40
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAscalaphidae
Rambur, 1842
Owlflies, Owlfly
7
22
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Costa Rica
7 Genera with 22 Species
Ameropterus Esben-Petersen, 18887SpeciesTaxom
Amoea Lefèbvre, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Ascalobyas Penny, 18422SpeciesTaxom
Cordulecerus Rambur, 18533SpeciesTaxom
Haploglenius Burmeister, 19093SpeciesTaxom
Neohaploglenius Penny, 18712SpeciesTaxom
Ululodes Currie, 18254SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Costa Rica
22 Species
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 vacua Gerstäcker, 1894
Ascalobyas albistigma Walker, 1853
Ascalobyas microcerus Rambur, 1842
Cordulecerus inquinatus Gerstäcker, 1888Black ruffs
Cordulecerus praecellens Gerstäcker, 1885
Cordulecerus subiratus Walker, 1853
Haploglenius flavicornis (McLachlan, 1871)⇒ Neohaploglenius flavicornis McLachlan, 1871
Haploglenius luteus Walker, 1853
Haploglenius peruvianus van der Weele, 1909
Neohaploglenius angulatus Gerstäcker, 1894
Neohaploglenius flavicornis McLachlan, 1871
Ululodes bicolor Banks, 1895
Ululodes cajennensis Fabricius, 1787
Ululodes macleayana (Guilding, 1825)⇒ Ululodes macleayanus Guilding, 1825
Ululodes macleayanus Guilding, 1825

Subnodes of Ascalaphidae with occurrences in Costa Rica
SubfamilyAscalaphinae
Lefèbvre, 1842
3
14
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHaplogleniinae
Newman, 1853
4
8
Genera
Species

Taxom



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