Biology:Elephantomyia

From HandWiki
Short description: Genus of flies

Elephantomyia
Temporal range: Middle Eocene–Recent
Elephantomyia brevipalpa specimen MP3323.jpg
E. (E.) brevipalpa female
Scientific classification e
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]
Subgenera
  • Elephantomyia Osten Sacken, 1860
  • Elephantomyina Alexander, 1938
  • Elephantomyodes Alexander, 1923
  • Xenoelephantomyia Alexander, 1965

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

Species

Subgenus Elephantomyia Osten Sacken, 1860

Subgenus Elephantomyina Alexander, 1938

  • E. supernumeraria Alexander, 1921

Subgenus Elephantomyodes Alexander, 1923

Subgenus Xenoelephantomyia Alexander, 1965

  • E. penai Alexander, 1965

References

Wikidata ☰ Q5359419 entry