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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
754
15371
60267
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
750
15333
60124
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
715
15096
59373
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Neuropterida
Aspöck, Gusenleithner & Malicky, 1999
18
173
646
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Neuroptera
Linnaeus, 1758
And Allies, Ant lions, Ant-lions, Antlions, Lacewing
14
166
630
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Myrmeleontiformia
Henry, 1982
4
102
361
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Myrmeleontoidea
Latreille, 1802
2
81
264
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAscalaphidae
Rambur, 1842
Owlflies, Owlfly
27
47
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Southern Africa
27 Genera with 47 Species
#ABDEHMNPST
Abascalaphus Tjeder & Han..., 1992
0SpeciesTaxom
Allocormodes McLachlan, 19272SpeciesTaxom
Ascalaphus cunii. Navás, 18424SpeciesTaxom
Brevibarbis Tjeder & Han..., 19922SpeciesTaxom
Bubomyiella Tjeder & Han..., 19921SpeciesTaxom
Deleproctophylla Lefèbvre, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Disparomitus Weele, 1908
0SpeciesTaxom
Dorsomitus Michel & Tjeder, 20182SpeciesTaxom
Encyoposis McLachlan, 18602SpeciesTaxom
Encyopsidius2SpeciesTaxom
Eremoides Tjeder, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Helcopteryx McLachlan, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Helicomitus McLachlan, 1871
0SpeciesTaxom
Mansellia Tjeder, 19921SpeciesTaxom
Melambrotus McLachlan, 19924SpeciesTaxom
Neomelambrotus Weele, 19926SpeciesTaxom
Paramelambrotus Tjeder, 19921SpeciesTaxom
Phalascusa Kolbe, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Proctarrelabis Lefèbvre, 18534SpeciesTaxom
Proctolyra Tjeder, 19924SpeciesTaxom
Protmesibasis van der Weele, 19921SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoproctarrelabris Weele, 1908
0SpeciesTaxom
Strixomyia Tjeder, 19891SpeciesTaxom
Suhpalacsa Lefèbvre, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Suphalomitus van der Weele, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Tmesibasis McLachlan, 18532SpeciesTaxom
Tytomyia Tjeder & Han..., 19922SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Southern Africa
47 Species
Allocormodes junodi van der Weele, 1909
Allocormodes woodi Esben-Petersen, 1927
Ascalaphus amicus (McLachlan, 1871)⇒ Ascalaphus festivus Rambur, 1842
Ascalaphus australis (Fabricius, 1787)⇒ Deleproctophylla australis Fabricius, 1787
Ascalaphus bilineatus (Kolbe, 1897)⇒ Ascalaphus festivus Rambur, 1842
Ascalaphus festivus Rambur, 1842
Brevibarbis demoori Tjeder & Han..., 1992
Brevibarbis dyscrita Tjeder & Han..., 1992
Bubomyiella pygmaea Tjeder & Han..., 1992
Deleproctophylla australis Fabricius, 1787
Dorsomitus neavei Kimmins, 1949
Dorsomitus tjederi Michel, 2018
Encyoposis brevistigma Esben-Petersen, 1931
Encyoposis flavilineus Walker, 1860
Encyopsidius apicalis Tjeder & Han..., 1992
Encyopsidius promontorii Péringuey, 1910
Eremoides bicristatus Banks, 1924
Helcopteryx rhodiogramma Rambur, 1842
Mansellia annulata Tjeder, 1992
Melambrotus papio Tjeder, 1992
Melambrotus pseudosimia Kimmins, 1992
Melambrotus simia McLachlan, 1871
Melambrotus zulu Tjeder, 1992
Neomelambrotus aurivilliusi van der Weele, 1909
Neomelambrotus contumax Tjeder, 1992
Neomelambrotus densinervis Tjeder, 1992
Neomelambrotus molestus Tjeder, 1992
Neomelambrotus namaquensis Tjeder, 1992
Neomelambrotus striatus Tjeder, 1992
Paramelambrotus whiteheadi Tjeder, 1992
Phalascusa hildebrandti Kolbe, 1897
Proctarrelabis brunni van der Weele, 1909
Proctarrelabis burmeisteri van der Weele, 1909
Proctarrelabis capensis (Thunberg, 1784)⇒ Nephoneura capensis Fabricius, 1781
Proctarrelabis involvens Walker, 1853
Proctolyra brincki Tjeder, 1992
Proctolyra flavolineata Tjeder, 1992
Proctolyra hessei Tjeder, 1992
Proctolyra varii Tjeder, 1992
Protmesibasis devexa Tjeder, 1992
Strixomyia manselli Tjeder, 1989
Suhpalacsa abdominalis McLachlan, 1871
Suphalomitus buyssoni van der Weele, 1909
Tmesibasis alberti Navas, 1912
Tmesibasis lacerata Hagen, 1853
Tytomyia bequaerti Navas, 1912
Tytomyia nigrifrons Tjeder & Han..., 1992

Subnodes of Ascalaphidae with occurrences in Southern Africa
SubfamilyAscalaphinae
Lefèbvre, 1842
11
17
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHaplogleniinae
Newman, 1853
5
15
Genera
Species

Taxom



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