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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
521
7875
25069
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
517
7870
25062
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
498
7773
24792
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Neuropterida
Aspöck, Gusenleithner & Malicky, 1999
8
42
68
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Neuroptera
Linnaeus, 1758
And Allies, Ant lions, Ant-lions, Antlions, Lacewing
7
41
67
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Myrmeleontiformia
Henry, 1982
4
26
42
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Myrmeleontoidea
Latreille, 1802
2
24
41
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAscalaphidae
Rambur, 1842
Owlflies, Owlfly
6
7
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Tanzania
6 Genera with 7 Species
Ascalaphus cunii. Navás, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Dicolpus Gerstaecker, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Disparomitus Weele, 20192SpeciesTaxom
Dixonotus Kimmins, 19501SpeciesTaxom
Suhpalacsa Lefèbvre, 1842
0SpeciesTaxom
Tmesibasis McLachlan, 18532SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Tanzania
7 Species
Ascalaphus festivus Rambur, 1842
Dicolpus primitivus van der Weele, 1909
Disparomitus horvathi van der Weele, 1909
Disparomitus kimminsi Michel, 2019
Dixonotus vansomereni Kimmins, 1950
Tmesibasis alberti Navas, 1912
Tmesibasis lacerata Hagen, 1853

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

Taxom

SubfamilyHaplogleniinae
Newman, 1853
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom



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