| Ululodes | |
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| Ululodes mexicanus in hunting posture | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Neuroptera |
| Family: | Ascalaphidae |
| Subfamily: | Ululodinae |
| Genus: | Ululodes Currie, 1900 |
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Ululodes is a genus of owlflies in the tribe Ululodini. There are at least 27 described species in Ululodes. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]
For comments on etymology, see Jones & Oswald (2013) [7]
As of 2024 the genus contains: [8]
The insect order Neuroptera, or net-winged insects, includes the lacewings, mantisflies, antlions, and their relatives. The order consists of some 6,000 species. Neuroptera is grouped together with the Megaloptera and Raphidioptera (snakeflies) in the unranked taxon Neuropterida.
Ascalaphidae is a family of insects in the order Neuroptera, commonly called owlflies; there are some 450 extant species. They are fast-flying crepuscular or diurnal predators of other flying insects, and have large bulging eyes and strongly knobbed antennae. The larvae are ambush predators; some of them make use of self-decoration camouflage.
Alderflies are megalopteran insects of the family Sialidae. They are closely related to the dobsonflies and fishflies as well as to the prehistoric Euchauliodidae. All living alderflies – about 66 species all together – are part of the subfamily Sialinae, which contains nine extant genera.
Ascalaphinae is the type subfamily of the neuropteran owlfly family. Most species are found in the tropics. Their characteristic apomorphy, shared with the Ululodinae, is the ridge which divides each of their large compound eyes; both groups are thus sometimes known as split-eyed owlflies.
Palparini is an antlion tribe in the subfamily Palparinae.
Dimarini is an antlion tribe in the family Myrmeleontidae.
Myrmeleontoidea is a neuropteran superfamily in the clade Myrmeleontiformia. Engel, Winteron, and Breitkreuz (2018) included the following families:
Cordulecerus is a genus of owlflies, neuropteran insects in the subfamily Ascalaphinae. Species are found in Central and South America.
Cordulecerus elegans is a species of owlflies, neuropteran insects in the family Ascalaphidae. It is found in South America.
Chrysopini is a tribe of green lacewings in the family Chrysopidae. There are about 32 genera and 926 described species in Chrysopini.
Ululodes floridanus is a species of owlfly in the tribe Ululodini. It is found in North America.
Ululodes mexicanus is a species of owlfly in the tribe Ululodini. It is found in Central America.
Ululodes quadripunctatus, the four-spotted owlfly, is a species of owlfly in the tribe Ululodini. It is found in Central America and North America.
Ululodes macleayanus is a species of owlfly in the tribe Ululodini. It is found in the Caribbean Sea, Central America, North America, and South America.
Ululodes arizonensis is a species of owlfly in the tribe Ululodini. It is found in Central America and North America.
Ululodes nigripes is a species of owlfly in the tribe Ululodini. It is found in North America.
Ululodes bicolor is a species of owlfly in the tribe Ululodini. It is found in Central America and North America.
Maula is a genus of antlions found in Africa, containing the single species, Maula stigmatus, described in 1912. This genus is classified in the tribe Palparini.
Ascalaphus is a genus of owlfly belonging to the tribe Ascalaphini. The species of this genus are found in Africa and Asia.
Ululodinae is a subfamily of owlflies. Both they and the Ascalaphinae are sometimes known as split-eyed owlflies due to the characteristic ridge that bisects their compound eyes.
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