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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
388
4495
12408
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
385
4491
12404
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
368
4385
12052
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Neuropterida
Aspöck, Gusenleithner & Malicky, 1999
6
26
38
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Neuroptera
Linnaeus, 1758
And Allies, Ant lions, Ant-lions, Antlions, Lacewing
6
26
38
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Myrmeleontiformia
Henry, 1982
2
17
20
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Myrmeleontoidea
Latreille, 1802
2
17
20
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAscalaphidae
Rambur, 1842
Owlflies, Owlfly
9
11
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Nigeria
9 Genera with 11 Species
Abascalaphus Tjeder & Han..., 19091SpeciesTaxom
Allocormodes McLachlan, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Ascalaphus cunii. Navás, 19492SpeciesTaxom
Campylophlebia McLachlan, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Dicolpus Gerstaecker, 18851SpeciesTaxom
Disparomitus Weele, 20192SpeciesTaxom
Helicomitus McLachlan, 19491SpeciesTaxom
Phalascusa Kolbe, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Pseudohybris Weele, 19091SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Nigeria
11 Species
Abascalaphus nigripes van der Weele, 1909
Allocormodes maculipennis E. L. Tasche..., 1879
Ascalaphus nigripes (van der Weele, 1909)⇒ Abascalaphus nigripes van der Weele, 1909
Ascalaphus worthingtoni Kimmins, 1949
Campylophlebia magnifica McLachlan, 1891
Dicolpus volucris Gerstäcker, 1885
Disparomitus bacillus Gerstäcker, 1885
Disparomitus caviceps Michel, 2019
Helicomitus worthingtoni (Kimmins, 1949)⇒ Ascalaphus worthingtoni Kimmins, 1949
Phalascusa pardalis Gerstäcker, 1888
Pseudohybris heymonsi van der Weele, 1909

Subnodes of Ascalaphidae with occurrences in Nigeria
SubfamilyAscalaphinae
Lefèbvre, 1842
5
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHaplogleniinae
Newman, 1853
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom



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