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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
625
10660
39198
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
622
10652
39182
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
597
10495
38766
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Neuropterida
Aspöck, Gusenleithner & Malicky, 1999
12
84
208
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Neuroptera
Linnaeus, 1758
And Allies, Ant lions, Ant-lions, Antlions, Lacewing
10
79
201
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Myrmeleontiformia
Henry, 1982
3
36
68
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Myrmeleontoidea
Latreille, 1802
2
35
67
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAscalaphidae
Rambur, 1842
Owlflies, Owlfly
13
16
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Indian Ocean islands
13 Genera with 16 Species
Amoeridops Karsch, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Apamoeridops Tjeder, 19552SpeciesTaxom
Ascalaphus cunii. Navás, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Balanopteryx Karsch, 19092SpeciesTaxom
Botjederinus Abraham, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Cormodophlebia van der Weele, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Encyoposis McLachlan, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Helicomitus McLachlan, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Libelloides Schäffer, 17642SpeciesTaxom
Neocampylophlebia van der Weele, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Paramoeridops Tjeder, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Suphalomitus van der Weele, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Ululomyia Tjeder, 19571SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Indian Ocean islands
16 Species
Amoeridops augur Karsch, 1889
Apamoeridops grandidieri van der Weele, 1909
Apamoeridops radiatus Fraser, 1955
Ascalaphus festivus Rambur, 1842
Balanopteryx locuples Karsch, 1889
Balanopteryx navasi (van der Weele, 1909)⇒ Paramoeridops navasi van der Weele, 1909
Botjederinus cephalotes McLachlan, , 1871
Cormodophlebia pulchra van der Weele, 1909
Encyoposis hemistigma van der Weele, 1909
Helicomitus festivus (Rambur, 1842)⇒ Ascalaphus festivus Rambur, 1842
Libelloides coccajus Denis & Schi..., 1775Owlfly sulfur
Libelloides longicornis Linnaeus, 1764
Neocampylophlebia sparsa van der Weele, 1909
Paramoeridops navasi van der Weele, 1909
Suphalomitus cephalotes (McLachlan, 1871)⇒ Botjederinus cephalotes McLachlan, , 1871
Ululomyia sylvatica Fraser, 1957

Subnodes of Ascalaphidae with occurrences in Indian Ocean islands
SubfamilyAscalaphinae
Lefèbvre, 1842
5
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHaplogleniinae
Newman, 1853
3
4
Genera
Species

Taxom



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