Afrolimnophila Alexander 1956 (crane fly)

Insecta - Diptera - Limoniidae

Alternative spelling: Limnophila (Afrolimnophila)

Full reference: C. P. Alexander. 1956. Tipulidae. Ruwenzori Expedition 1934-1935 1:129-380

Parent taxon: Limnophilinae according to S. Podenas and T. Weiterschan 2011

See also Alexander 1956

Sister taxa: Austrolimnophila, Eloeophila, Gurnardia, Gynoplistia, Hexatoma, Limnophila, Phylidorea, Pilaria, Polymera, Pseudolimnophila, Tonnoirella, Epiphragma, Neolimnomyia

Subtaxa: Afrolimnophila niggelohi

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Ecology:

Distribution: found only at Baltic amber (Weiterschan coll) (Eocene of Russian Federation)

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