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Checklist for Subfamily Ascalaphinae Lefèbvre, 1842
and region Eastern Cape (Cape)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
448
4515
8744
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
446
4509
8734
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
423
4424
8599
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Neuropterida
Aspöck, Gusenleithner & Malicky, 1999
12
63
113
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Neuroptera
Linnaeus, 1758
And Allies, Ant lions, Ant-lions, Antlions, Lacewing
8
58
107
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Myrmeleontiformia
Henry, 1982
4
34
55
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Myrmeleontoidea
Latreille, 1802
2
28
50
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAscalaphidae
Rambur, 1842
Owlflies, Owlfly
7
8
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyAscalaphinae
Lefèbvre, 1842
2
3
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Eastern Cape
2 Genera with 3 Species
Helcopteryx McLachlan, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Proctarrelabis Lefèbvre, 18532SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Eastern Cape
3 Species
Helcopteryx rhodiogramma Rambur, 1842
Proctarrelabis capensis (Thunberg, 1784)⇒ Nephoneura capensis Fabricius, 1781
Proctarrelabis involvens Walker, 1853


Links, sources and further information
Ascalaphinae at itis.gov