Ascalaphus
Ascalaphus sinister photographed in Kadavoor
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Neuroptera
Family: Ascalaphidae
Subfamily: Ascalaphinae
Genus: Ascalaphus
Fabricius, 1775
Species
  • See text

Ascalaphus is a genus of owlfly belonging to the tribe Ascalaphini.[1] The species of this genus are found in Africa and Asia.[2]

Species

There are around 23 valid species in this genus:[3]

  • Ascalaphus abdominalis (Kimmins, 1949)
  • Ascalaphus aethiopicus (Kimmins, 1949)
  • Ascalaphus africanus (McLachlan, 1871)
  • Ascalaphus barbarus (Linnaeus, 1767)
  • Ascalaphus bilineatus (Kolbe, 1897)
  • Ascalaphus clavicornis Lichtenstein, 1796
  • Ascalaphus dicax Walker, 1853
  • Ascalaphus festivus (Rambur, 1842)
  • Ascalaphus libelluloides van der Weele, 1909
  • Ascalaphus lloydi (Kimmins, 1949)
  • Ascalaphus longistigma (McLachlan, 1871)
  • Ascalaphus minutus Tjeder, 1986
  • Ascalaphus pallidulus Prost, 2013
  • Ascalaphus placidus (Gerstaecker, 1894)
  • Ascalaphus procax Walker, 1853
  • Ascalaphus prothoracicus (Kimmins, 1949)
  • Ascalaphus quadrimaculatus Lichtenstein, 1796
  • Ascalaphus rougoni Prost, 2013
  • Ascalaphus rusticus Lichtenstein, 1796
  • Ascalaphus sinister Walker, 1853
  • Ascalaphus tessellatus Lichtenstein, 1796
  • Ascalaphus vitreipennis Gistel, 1856
  • Ascalaphus worthingtoni (Kimmins, 1949)

References

  1. Jones, Joshua R. (2019). "Total-evidence phylogeny of the owlflies (Neuroptera, Ascalaphidae) supports a new higher-level classification". Zoologica Scripta. 48 (6): 761–782. doi:10.1111/zsc.12382.
  2. "Ascalaphus Fabricius, 1775". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
  3. Oswald, John D. (2007). "Genus Ascalaphus". Neuropterida Species of the World. Version 2.0. Texas A&M University. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
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