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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
614
13248
40770
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
610
13239
40744
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
581
13079
40224
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Neuropterida
Aspöck, Gusenleithner & Malicky, 1999
11
85
142
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Neuroptera
Linnaeus, 1758
And Allies, Ant lions, Ant-lions, Antlions, Lacewing
8
80
132
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Myrmeleontiformia
Henry, 1982
3
48
78
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Myrmeleontoidea
Latreille, 1802
2
47
78
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAscalaphidae
Rambur, 1842
Owlflies, Owlfly
19
30
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for West Africa
19 Genera with 30 Species
Abascalaphus Tjeder & Han..., 19091SpeciesTaxom
Allocormodes McLachlan, 18792SpeciesTaxom
Amoea Lefèbvre, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Ascalaphus cunii. Navás, 19494SpeciesTaxom
Ascalobyas Penny, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Brevibarbis Tjeder & Han..., 19921SpeciesTaxom
Campylophlebia McLachlan, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Cirrops Tjeder, 19801SpeciesTaxom
Cordulecerus Rambur, 18532SpeciesTaxom
Dicolpus Gerstaecker, 18852SpeciesTaxom
Disparomitus Weele, 20194SpeciesTaxom
Haploglenius Burmeister, 18532SpeciesTaxom
Helicomitus McLachlan, 19491SpeciesTaxom
Phalascusa Kolbe, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Pseudohybris Weele, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Stephanolasca van der Weele, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Tmesibasis McLachlan, 19092SpeciesTaxom
Tytomyia Tjeder & Han..., 19921SpeciesTaxom
Ululodes Currie, 18251SpeciesTaxom


Species list for West Africa
30 Species
Abascalaphus nigripes van der Weele, 1909
Allocormodes intractabilis Walker, 1860
Allocormodes maculipennis E. L. Tasche..., 1879
Amoea vacua Gerstäcker, 1894
Ascalaphus festivus Rambur, 1842
Ascalaphus nigripes (van der Weele, 1909)⇒ Abascalaphus nigripes van der Weele, 1909
Ascalaphus pallidulus Prost, 2013
Ascalaphus worthingtoni Kimmins, 1949
Ascalobyas albistigma Walker, 1853
Brevibarbis decellei Tjeder & Han..., 1992
Campylophlebia magnifica McLachlan, 1891
Cirrops kumari Tjeder, 1980
Cordulecerus praecellens Gerstäcker, 1885
Cordulecerus subiratus Walker, 1853
Dicolpus sjostedti van der Weele, 1905
Dicolpus volucris Gerstäcker, 1885
Disparomitus bacillus Gerstäcker, 1885
Disparomitus caviceps Michel, 2019
Disparomitus lineatus Michel, 2019
Disparomitus spatula Michel, 2019
Haploglenius flavicornis (McLachlan, 1871)⇒ Neohaploglenius flavicornis McLachlan, 1871
Haploglenius luteus Walker, 1853
Helicomitus worthingtoni (Kimmins, 1949)⇒ Ascalaphus worthingtoni Kimmins, 1949
Phalascusa pardalis Gerstäcker, 1888
Pseudohybris heymonsi van der Weele, 1909
Stephanolasca rufopicta Walker, 1853
Tmesibasis royi Tjeder, 1980
Tmesibasis waelbroecki van der Weele, 1909
Tytomyia flinti Tjeder & Han..., 1992
Ululodes macleayanus Guilding, 1825

Subnodes of Ascalaphidae with occurrences in West Africa
SubfamilyAscalaphinae
Lefèbvre, 1842
9
17
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHaplogleniinae
Newman, 1853
6
9
Genera
Species

Taxom



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