Kingdom [Animalia] Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
   Subkingdom Metazoa Haeckel, 1874 see Kingdom Animalia Linnaeus, 1758
     Division Eumetazoa Butschli, 1910 see Subkingdom Eumetazoa Butschli, 1910
       Subdivision Bilateralia
         Superphylum Articulata Cuvier see Supraphylum Articulata Cuvier
           Phylum Arthropoda Siebold, 1848 - arthropods
             Subphylum Tracheata
               Class Insecta Linnaeus, 1758 - insects
                 Subclass Pterygota Schott & Endl.
                   Superorder Neuropteria
                     Order Planipennia Latreille, 1817
                       Family Ascalaphidae Rambur - owlflies
                         Genus Ascalaphus Fabricius, 1775