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Elephantomyia
| Description | Elephantomyia is a genus of crane fly in the family Limoniidae. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elephantomyia, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Rank | genus | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Diptera : Limoniidae : Elephantomyia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Scientific Name | Elephantomyia Osten Sacken, 1859 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | Osten Sacken, C. R. 1859. New genera and species of North American Tipulidae with short palpi, with an attempt at a new classification of the tribe. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 11: 197--256. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opinions (PBDB) |
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| Status (PBDB) | extant | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Extant Size (PBDB) | 2 (22%) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 38.0 - 33.9 Ma Paleogene | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Environment | terrestrial (based on Insecta) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | actively mobile (based on Arthropoda) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | chitin (based on Insecta) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | F. M. Carpenter. 1992. Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology Part R, Arthropoda 4: Superclass Hexapoda 3/4:1-655 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elephantomyia |
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Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Elephantomyia (Elephantomyia) subgenus | listed (PBDB) | 21 | 38.0 Ma Eocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Elephantomyia adirondacensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Elephantomyia affluens species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Elephantomyia alticola species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Elephantomyia angusticellula species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Elephantomyia angustissima species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Elephantomyia arcuaria species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Elephantomyia argenteocincta species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Elephantomyia argentipleura species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Elephantomyia argyrophora species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Elephantomyia atropleura species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Elephantomyia aurantia species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Elephantomyia aurantiaca species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Elephantomyia banksi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Elephantomyia barda species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Elephantomyia boliviensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Elephantomyia brachyrhyncha species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Elephantomyia brunneipennis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Elephantomyia carbo species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Elephantomyia ceratocheilodes species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Elephantomyia ceratocheiloides species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Elephantomyia chionopoda species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Elephantomyia chiriquiana species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Elephantomyia cinctiventris species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Elephantomyia clitellaria species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Elephantomyia clitillaria species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Elephantomyia corniculata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Elephantomyia curtirostris species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Elephantomyia daedalus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Elephantomyia decincta species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Elephantomyia delectata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Elephantomyia dietziana species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Elephantomyia dikopos species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Elephantomyia diligens species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Elephantomyia distinctior species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Elephantomyia edwardsi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Elephantomyia egregia species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Elephantomyia filiform species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Elephantomyia filiformis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Elephantomyia flaveola species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Elephantomyia flavicolor species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Elephantomyia fulvithorax species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Elephantomyia fumicosta species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Elephantomyia fumipes species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Elephantomyia fuscodorsata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Elephantomyia fuscomarginata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Elephantomyia garrigouana species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Elephantomyia glabrata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Elephantomyia grahami species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Elephantomyia grata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Elephantomyia handschini species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Elephantomyia hargreavesi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Elephantomyia hokkaidensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Elephantomyia hoogstraaliana species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Elephantomyia humilis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Elephantomyia hyalibasis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Elephantomyia inaequistyla species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Elephantomyia infumosa species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Elephantomyia insolita species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Elephantomyia insularis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Elephantomyia inulta species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Elephantomyia isakana species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Elephantomyia juquiensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Elephantomyia krivosheinae species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Elephantomyia laetifica species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Elephantomyia laetiventris species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Elephantomyia laohegouensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Elephantomyia laticincta species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Elephantomyia luculenta species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Elephantomyia luteiannulata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Elephantomyia luteipennis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Elephantomyia mackerrasi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Elephantomyia maculistigma species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Elephantomyia major species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Elephantomyia meridionalis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Elephantomyia montana species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Elephantomyia mossambica species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Elephantomyia multisignata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Elephantomyia multizona species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Elephantomyia nana species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Elephantomyia neavei species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Elephantomyia nigriceps species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Elephantomyia nigriclava species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Elephantomyia nigropedata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Elephantomyia niphopoda species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Elephantomyia nitidithorax species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Elephantomyia niveipes species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Elephantomyia orthorhabda species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Elephantomyia ovalistigma species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Elephantomyia palmata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Elephantomyia panamensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Elephantomyia pauliani species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Elephantomyia penai species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Elephantomyia pendleburyi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Elephantomyia percuneata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Elephantomyia pertenuis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Elephantomyia pictithorax species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Elephantomyia pictivena species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Elephantomyia pictiventris species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Elephantomyia pleurolineata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Elephantomyia primitiva species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Elephantomyia primogenia species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Elephantomyia pringlei species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Elephantomyia pseudosimilis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Elephantomyia ruapehuensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Elephantomyia samarensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Elephantomyia satura species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Elephantomyia schwetzi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Elephantomyia scimitar species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Elephantomyia scimiter species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Elephantomyia serotina species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Elephantomyia serrulifera species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Elephantomyia setosa species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Elephantomyia setulistyla species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Elephantomyia sophiarum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Elephantomyia sordidipes species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Elephantomyia subhumilis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Elephantomyia subterminalis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Elephantomyia suffusa species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Elephantomyia supernumeraria species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Elephantomyia takachihoi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Elephantomyia tarsalba species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Elephantomyia tasmaniensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Elephantomyia tayloriana species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Elephantomyia tenuissima species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Elephantomyia tetracantha species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Elephantomyia tianmushana species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Elephantomyia tigriventris species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Elephantomyia tomicola species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Elephantomyia unicincta species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Elephantomyia vesca species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Elephantomyia wahlbergi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Elephantomyia westwoodi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Elephantomyia zealandica species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Elephantomyia zonata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Toxorhina brevipalpa species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Toxorhina longirostris species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Toxorhina pulchella species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1860 | Elephantomyia Osten-Sacken p. 220 |
| 1905 | Elephantomyia Aldrich p. 81 |
| 1992 | Elephantomyia Carpenter |
| 1994 | Elephantomyia Evenhuis |
| 2015 | Elephantomyia Kania p. 3 |
| 2016 | Elephantomyia Kope? et al. p. 3 |
References
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
