Protolimnophila Riek 1954 (crane fly)

Insecta - Diptera - Limoniidae

Full reference: E. F. Riek. 1954. The fossil Diptera of the Tertiary Redbank Plains Series, Queensland. The Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 79:58-60

Parent taxon: Limoniinae according to E. F. Riek 1954

See also Evenhuis 1994

Sister taxa: Antochini, Antodicranomyia, Antohelia, Dicranomyia, Dicranoptycha, Elephantomyia, Helius, Lebania, Lechriini, Limonia, Limoniini, Lipsothrix, Microdacno, Orimarga, Orimarguloides, Palestinoptera, Rhipidia, Thaumastoptera, Toxorhina, Trentepohlia

Subtaxa: Protolimnophila superba

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Type: Protolimnophila superba

Ecology:

Distribution: found only at Redbank Plains (Eocene of Australia)

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