Insecta - Diptera - Limoniidae
Alternative combinations: Austrolimnophila elegantissima, Limnophila (Dactylolabis) elegantissima
Full reference: F. Meunier. 1906. Un nouveau genre de Psychodidae et une nouvelle espèce de Dactylolabis (Tipulidae) de l'ambre de la Baltique. Le Naturaliste, 2e Série 28:103-104
Belongs to Pseudolimnophila (Baltilimnophila) according to W. Krzemiński 1990
See also Alexander 1931 and Meunier 1906
Sister taxon: Pseudolimnophila (Baltilimnophila) pulcherrima
Type specimen: Its type locality is Baltic Amber, Klebs collection, which is in a Priabonian terrestrial amber in the Russian Federation
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Eocene of the Russian Federation (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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