Ascalaphus is a genus of owlfly belonging to the tribe Ascalaphini. The species of this genus are found in Africa and Asia.
Species
There are around 23 valid species in this genus:
- Ascalaphus abdominalis <small>(Kimmins, 1949)</small>
- Ascalaphus aethiopicus <small>(Kimmins, 1949)</small>
- Ascalaphus africanus <small>(McLachlan, 1871)</small>
- Ascalaphus barbarus <small>(Linnaeus, 1767)</small>
- Ascalaphus bilineatus <small>(Kolbe, 1897)</small>
- Ascalaphus clavicornis <small>Lichtenstein, 1796</small>
- Ascalaphus dicax <small>Walker, 1853</small>
- Ascalaphus festivus <small>(Rambur, 1842)</small>
- Ascalaphus libelluloides <small>van der Weele, 1909</small>
- Ascalaphus lloydi <small>(Kimmins, 1949)</small>
- Ascalaphus longistigma <small>(McLachlan, 1871)</small>
- Ascalaphus minutus <small>Tjeder, 1986</small>
- Ascalaphus pallidulus <small>Prost, 2013</small>
- Ascalaphus placidus <small>(Gerstaecker, 1894)</small>
- Ascalaphus procax <small>Walker, 1853</small>
- Ascalaphus prothoracicus <small>(Kimmins, 1949)</small>
- Ascalaphus quadrimaculatus <small>Lichtenstein, 1796</small>
- Ascalaphus rougoni <small>Prost, 2013</small>
- Ascalaphus rusticus <small>Lichtenstein, 1796</small>
- Ascalaphus sinister <small>Walker, 1853</small>
- Ascalaphus tessellatus <small>Lichtenstein, 1796</small>
- Ascalaphus vitreipennis <small>Gistel, 1856</small>
- Ascalaphus worthingtoni <small>(Kimmins, 1949)</small>
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