Genus of owlfly
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
^ 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 .
^ "Ascalaphus Fabricius, 1775" . www.gbif.org . Retrieved 6 May 2021 .
^ Oswald, John D. (2007). "Genus Ascalaphus " . Neuropterida Species of the World. Version 2.0 . Texas A&M University. Retrieved 28 December 2021 .