Elephantomyia
Elephantomyia is a genus of crane fly in the family Limoniidae.[1]
Elephantomyia | |
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E. (E.) brevipalpa female | |
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Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Diptera |
Family: | Limoniidae |
Subfamily: | Limoniinae |
Genus: | Elephantomyia Osten Sacken, 1860 |
Type species | |
Limnobiorhynchus canadensis Westwood, 1835 [= westwoodi Osten Sacken, 1869] | |
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References
- Kania, I (2015). "Subfamily Limoniinae Speiser, 1909 (Diptera, Limoniidae) from Baltic Amber (Eocene): The Genus Elephantomyia Osten Sacken, 1860". PLoS ONE. 10 (2): 1–25. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0117434. PMC 4338262. PMID 25706127.
- Catalogue of the Craneflies of the World
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