Limonia formosa Heer 1849 (crane fly)

Insecta - Diptera - Limoniidae

Alternative combination: Limnobia formosa

Full reference: O. Heer. 1849. Die Insektenfauna der Tertiärgebilde von Oeningen und von Radoboj in Croatien. Zweiter Theil: Henschrecken, Florfliegen, Aderflügler, Schmetterlinge und Fliegen 1-264

Belongs to Limonia according to N. L. Evenhuis 1994

See also Heer 1849

Sister taxa: Limonia albertensis, Limonia antiqua, Limonia cingulata, Limonia deferi, Limonia deleta, Limonia dillonae, Limonia horioni, Limonia luca, Limonia murchisoni, Limonia pertinax, Limonia skalskii, Limonia spilota, Limonia tenuis, Limonia theobaldi, Limonia vetusta

Type specimen: Its type locality is Radoboj (unspecified or Heer coll), which is in a Sarmatian lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal limestone in Croatia

Ecology:

Distribution: found only at Radoboj (unspecified or Heer coll)

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