Limnophila (Limnophila) deleta Cockerell 1921 (crane fly)

Insecta - Diptera - Limoniidae

Alternative combination: Limnophila deleta

Full reference: T. D. A. Cockerell. 1921. Fossil arthropods in the British Museum - VI. Oligocene insects from Gurnet Bay, Isle of Wight. The Annals and Magazine of Natural History, Ninth Series 7:453-480

Belongs to Limnophila (Limnophila) according to W. KrzemiƄski 2019

See also Cockerell 1921

Sister taxon: Limnophila (Limnophila) cyclospila

Type specimen: BMNH i.9053, a wing. Its type locality is Bembridge Marls (Brodie coll), which is in a Priabonian lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal lime mudstone in the Bouldnor Formation of the United Kingdom.

Ecology:

Distribution:

• Eocene of the United Kingdom (4 collections)

Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence

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