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Ascalaphinae

subfamily of insects
Taxon taxon Q1187229
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Ascalaphinae

Summary

Ascalaphinae is a taxon[1]. Ascalaphinae has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Ascalaphinae's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Ascalaphinae is classified at the rank of family[4].
  • Ascalaphus is named after Ascalaphinae[5].
  • Ascalaphinae is classified within Neuroptera[6].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Ascalaphinae is Ascalaphinae[7].
  • Ascalaphinae's Commons category is recorded as Ascalaphinae[8].
  • Ascalaphinae's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Ascalaphidae[9].
  • Ascalaphinae's topic's main category is recorded as Q9110496[10].
  • Ascalaphinae is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Owlflies'}[11].
  • Ascalaphinae is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Ascalaphidés'}[12].
  • Ascalaphinae is commonly known as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'ツノトンボ科'}[13].
  • Ascalaphinae is commonly known as {'lang': 'uk', 'text': 'Аскалафіди'}[14].
  • Ascalaphinae is commonly known as {'lang': 'nan', 'text': 'Tn̂g-kak-lêng'}[15].

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Classification

Ascalaphinae's scientific name is Ascalaphinae[7]. Ascalaphinae is classified at the rank of family[4]. Ascalaphinae is classified within Neuroptera[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Owlflies'}[11], {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Ascalaphidés'}[12], {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'ツノトンボ科'}[13], {'lang': 'uk', 'text': 'Аскалафіди'}[14], and {'lang': 'nan', 'text': 'Tn̂g-kak-lêng'}[15].

Discovery and Description

Ascalaphus is named after Ascalaphinae[5].

Identifiers

Ascalaphinae's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 52103[16]. Ascalaphinae's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 146494[17]. Ascalaphinae's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 939[18]. Ascalaphinae's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 9267[19]. Ascalaphinae's ITIS TSN is recorded as 115094[20].

Why It Matters

Ascalaphinae has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] Ascalaphinae is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[21]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [17] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [20] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [18] ↑ . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [19] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [21] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Parent taxon → Neuroptera
    Instance of → taxon
    Aliases → —
    Named after → Ascalaphus
    + 4 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|2 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007541974105171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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