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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
743
20447
107483
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
739
20429
107440
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
708
20177
106478
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Neuropterida
Aspöck, Gusenleithner & Malicky, 1999
14
132
373
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Neuroptera
Linnaeus, 1758
And Allies, Ant lions, Ant-lions, Antlions, Lacewing
11
126
365
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Myrmeleontiformia
Henry, 1982
4
74
179
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Myrmeleontoidea
Latreille, 1802
2
66
168
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAscalaphidae
Rambur, 1842
Owlflies, Owlfly
27
41
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for East Africa
27 Genera with 41 Species
#ABCDEHLMNPSTU
Abascalaphus Tjeder & Han..., 1992
0SpeciesTaxom
Amoeridops Karsch, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Apamoeridops Tjeder, 19552SpeciesTaxom
Ascalaphus cunii. Navás, 17963SpeciesTaxom
Balanopteryx Karsch, 19092SpeciesTaxom
Botjederinus Abraham, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Brevibarbis Tjeder & Han..., 19922SpeciesTaxom
Cormodophlebia van der Weele, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Dicolpus Gerstaecker, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Disparomitus Weele, 19505SpeciesTaxom
Dixonotus Kimmins, 19501SpeciesTaxom
Dorsomitus Michel & Tjeder, 20182SpeciesTaxom
Encyoposis McLachlan, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Eremoides Tjeder, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Helicomitus McLachlan, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Libelloides Schäffer, 17642SpeciesTaxom
Mabiza Tjeder & Han..., 19921SpeciesTaxom
Mansellia Tjeder, 19921SpeciesTaxom
Melambrotus McLachlan, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Neocampylophlebia van der Weele, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Neomelambrotus Weele, 19924SpeciesTaxom
Paramoeridops Tjeder, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Proctarrelabis Lefèbvre, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Suhpalacsa Lefèbvre, 1842
0SpeciesTaxom
Suphalomitus van der Weele, 18712SpeciesTaxom
Tmesibasis McLachlan, 18532SpeciesTaxom
Ululomyia Tjeder, 19571SpeciesTaxom


Species list for East Africa
41 Species
Amoeridops augur Karsch, 1889
Apamoeridops grandidieri van der Weele, 1909
Apamoeridops radiatus Fraser, 1955
Ascalaphus bilineatus (Kolbe, 1897)⇒ Ascalaphus festivus Rambur, 1842
Ascalaphus festivus Rambur, 1842
Ascalaphus rusticus Lichtenstein, 1796
Balanopteryx locuples Karsch, 1889
Balanopteryx navasi (van der Weele, 1909)⇒ Paramoeridops navasi van der Weele, 1909
Botjederinus cephalotes McLachlan, , 1871
Brevibarbis angolana Tjeder & Han..., 1992
Brevibarbis demoori Tjeder & Han..., 1992
Cormodophlebia pulchra van der Weele, 1909
Dicolpus primitivus van der Weele, 1909
Disparomitus brevistigma Esben-Peters..., 2019
Disparomitus citernii Navas, 1915
Disparomitus horvathi van der Weele, 1909
Disparomitus kimminsi Michel, 2019
Disparomitus simplex Kimmins, 1950
Dixonotus vansomereni Kimmins, 1950
Dorsomitus neavei Kimmins, 1949
Dorsomitus tjederi Michel, 2018
Encyoposis hemistigma van der Weele, 1909
Eremoides bicristatus Banks, 1924
Helicomitus festivus (Rambur, 1842)⇒ Ascalaphus festivus Rambur, 1842
Libelloides coccajus Denis & Schi..., 1775Owlfly sulfur
Libelloides longicornis Linnaeus, 1764
Mabiza pulchra Tjeder & Han..., 1992
Mansellia annulata Tjeder, 1992
Melambrotus simia McLachlan, 1871
Neocampylophlebia sparsa van der Weele, 1909
Neomelambrotus aurivilliusi van der Weele, 1909
Neomelambrotus cristatus Kimmins, 1992
Neomelambrotus molestus Tjeder, 1992
Neomelambrotus striatus Tjeder, 1992
Paramoeridops navasi van der Weele, 1909
Proctarrelabis involvens Walker, 1853
Suphalomitus buyssoni van der Weele, 1909
Suphalomitus cephalotes (McLachlan, 1871)⇒ Botjederinus cephalotes McLachlan, , 1871
Tmesibasis alberti Navas, 1912
Tmesibasis lacerata Hagen, 1853
Ululomyia sylvatica Fraser, 1957

Subnodes of Ascalaphidae with occurrences in East Africa
SubfamilyAscalaphinae
Lefèbvre, 1842
10
17
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHaplogleniinae
Newman, 1853
6
11
Genera
Species

Taxom



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