Ascalaphus (insect) explained

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)

Notes and References

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