Elephantomyia is a genus of crane fly in the family Limoniidae.[1]

Elephantomyia
Temporal range: Middle Eocene–Recent
E. (E.) brevipalpa female
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Limoniidae
Subfamily: Limoniinae
Genus: Elephantomyia
Osten Sacken, 1860
Type species
Limnobiorhynchus canadensis
Westwood, 1835 [= westwoodi Osten Sacken, 1869]
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Species

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Subgenus Elephantomyia Osten Sacken, 1860

Subgenus Elephantomyina Alexander, 1938

Subgenus Elephantomyodes Alexander, 1923

Subgenus Xenoelephantomyia Alexander, 1965

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g Kania, I (2015). "Subfamily Limoniinae Speiser, 1909 (Diptera, Limoniidae) from Baltic Amber (Eocene): The Genus Elephantomyia Osten Sacken, 1860". PLOS ONE. 10 (2): 1–25. Bibcode:2015PLoSO..1017434K. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0117434. PMC 4338262. PMID 25706127.