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Checklist for Subfamily Ascalaphinae Lefèbvre, 1842
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
 
SubfamilyAscalaphinae
Lefèbvre, 1842
11
17
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Southern Africa
11 Genera with 17 Species
Ascalaphus cunii. Navás, 18424SpeciesTaxom
Deleproctophylla Lefèbvre, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Disparomitus Weele, 1908
0SpeciesTaxom
Encyoposis McLachlan, 18602SpeciesTaxom
Encyopsidius2SpeciesTaxom
Helcopteryx McLachlan, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Phalascusa Kolbe, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Proctarrelabis Lefèbvre, 18534SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoproctarrelabris Weele, 1908
0SpeciesTaxom
Suhpalacsa Lefèbvre, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Suphalomitus van der Weele, 19091SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Southern Africa
17 Species
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
Deleproctophylla australis Fabricius, 1787
Encyoposis brevistigma Esben-Petersen, 1931
Encyoposis flavilineus Walker, 1860
Encyopsidius apicalis Tjeder & Han..., 1992
Encyopsidius promontorii Péringuey, 1910
Helcopteryx rhodiogramma Rambur, 1842
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
Suhpalacsa abdominalis McLachlan, 1871
Suphalomitus buyssoni van der Weele, 1909


Links, sources and further information
Ascalaphinae at itis.gov