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Checklist of Family Ascalaphidae Rambur, 1842 (Owlflies)
for Western Cape (Cape)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
494
4980
11122
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
493
4974
11111
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
473
4901
10973
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Neuropterida
Aspöck, Gusenleithner & Malicky, 1999
13
83
181
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Neuroptera
Linnaeus, 1758
And Allies, Ant lions, Ant-lions, Antlions, Lacewing
10
78
172
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Myrmeleontiformia
Henry, 1982
4
47
107
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Myrmeleontoidea
Latreille, 1802
2
32
65
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAscalaphidae
Rambur, 1842
Owlflies, Owlfly
8
12
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Western Cape
8 Genera with 12 Species
Encyopsidius2SpeciesTaxom
Eremoides Tjeder, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Melambrotus McLachlan, 19921SpeciesTaxom
Neomelambrotus Weele, 19922SpeciesTaxom
Paramelambrotus Tjeder, 19921SpeciesTaxom
Proctarrelabis Lefèbvre, 18533SpeciesTaxom
Proctolyra Tjeder, 19923SpeciesTaxom
Strixomyia Tjeder, 19891SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Western Cape
12 Species
Encyopsidius apicalis Tjeder & Han..., 1992
Encyopsidius promontorii Péringuey, 1910
Eremoides bicristatus Banks, 1924
Melambrotus papio Tjeder, 1992
Neomelambrotus densinervis Tjeder, 1992
Paramelambrotus whiteheadi Tjeder, 1992
Proctarrelabis capensis (Thunberg, 1784)⇒ Nephoneura capensis Fabricius, 1781
Proctarrelabis involvens Walker, 1853
Proctolyra brincki Tjeder, 1992
Proctolyra hessei Tjeder, 1992
Proctolyra varii Tjeder, 1992
Strixomyia manselli Tjeder, 1989

Subnodes of Ascalaphidae with occurrences in Western Cape
SubfamilyAscalaphinae
Lefèbvre, 1842
2
4
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyHaplogleniinae
Newman, 1853
2
2
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


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