Elephantomyia brevipalpa
Elephantomyia (Elephantomyia) brevipalpa is an extinct species of crane fly in the family Limoniidae. The species is solely known from the Middle Eocene Baltic amber deposits in the Baltic Sea region of Europe. The species is one of six described from Baltic amber.
| Elephantomyia brevipalpa Temporal range: | |
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| E. (E.) brevipalpa female | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Limoniidae |
| Genus: | Elephantomyia |
| Species: | †E. brevipalpa |
| Binomial name | |
| †Elephantomyia brevipalpa (Loew, 1850) | |
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