Elephantomyia (Elephantomyia) longirostris Loew 1851 (crane fly)

Insecta - Diptera - Limoniidae

Alternative combinations: Elephantomyia longirostris, Toxorhina longirostris

Full reference: H. Loew. 1851. Beschreibung einiger neuen Tipularia terricola. Linnaea Entomologica 5:385-406

Belongs to Elephantomyia (Elephantomyia) according to I. Kania‑Kłosok and W. Krzemiński 2021

See also Alexander 1931, Kania 2015, Loew 1851 and Meunier 1906

Sister taxa: Elephantomyia (Elephantomyia) baltica, Elephantomyia (Elephantomyia) bozenae, Elephantomyia (Elephantomyia) brevipalpa, Elephantomyia (Elephantomyia) christelae, Elephantomyia (Elephantomyia) grata, Elephantomyia (Elephantomyia) irinae, Elephantomyia (Elephantomyia) pulchella

Type specimen: MfN MB.J 338, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Baltic Amber, Berendt collection, which is in a Priabonian terrestrial amber in Poland.

Ecology:

Distribution:

• Eocene of Poland (3 collections), the Russian Federation (4)

Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence

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