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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
327
3787
9641
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
327
3787
9641
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
308
3697
9443
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Neuropterida
Aspöck, Gusenleithner & Malicky, 1999
4
12
13
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Neuroptera
Linnaeus, 1758
And Allies, Ant lions, Ant-lions, Antlions, Lacewing
4
12
13
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Myrmeleontiformia
Henry, 1982
3
10
11
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Myrmeleontoidea
Latreille, 1802
2
9
11
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAscalaphidae
Rambur, 1842
Owlflies, Owlfly
3
4
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Malawi
3 Genera with 4 Species
Disparomitus Weele, 20192SpeciesTaxom
Dorsomitus Michel & Tjeder, 20182SpeciesTaxom
Tmesibasis McLachlan, 1871
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Malawi
4 Species
Disparomitus brevistigma Esben-Peters..., 2019
Disparomitus kimminsi Michel, 2019
Dorsomitus neavei Kimmins, 1949
Dorsomitus tjederi Michel, 2018

Subnodes of Ascalaphidae with occurrences in Malawi
SubfamilyAscalaphinae
Lefèbvre, 1842
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHaplogleniinae
Newman, 1853
1
0
Genus
Species

Taxom



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