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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
290
2438
4344
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
289
2437
4343
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
278
2394
4248
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Neuropterida
Aspöck, Gusenleithner & Malicky, 1999
6
33
39
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Neuroptera
Linnaeus, 1758
And Allies, Ant lions, Ant-lions, Antlions, Lacewing
5
32
38
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Myrmeleontiformia
Henry, 1982
2
23
26
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Myrmeleontoidea
Latreille, 1802
2
23
26
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAscalaphidae
Rambur, 1842
Owlflies, Owlfly
5
5
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Gambia
5 Genera with 5 Species
Ascalaphus cunii. Navás, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Cirrops Tjeder, 19801SpeciesTaxom
Phalascusa Kolbe, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Stephanolasca van der Weele, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Tmesibasis McLachlan, 19801SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Gambia
5 Species
Ascalaphus festivus Rambur, 1842
Cirrops kumari Tjeder, 1980
Phalascusa pardalis Gerstäcker, 1888
Stephanolasca rufopicta Walker, 1853
Tmesibasis royi Tjeder, 1980

Subnodes of Ascalaphidae with occurrences in Gambia
SubfamilyAscalaphinae
Lefèbvre, 1842
4
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHaplogleniinae
Newman, 1853
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



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