title: Subfamily Limoniinae Speiser, 1909 (Diptera, Limoniidae) from Baltic amber (Eocene): the genus Elephantomyia Osten Sacken, 1860.
abstract: A revision of the genus Elephantomyia Osten Sacken (Diptera: Limoniidae) from Baltic amber (Eocene) is presented. Four species--E. baltica Alexander, E. brevipalpa Loew, E. longirostris Loew, and E. pulchella Loew--are redescribed and documented with photographs and drawings. In addition, two new species of the genus are described: Elephantomyia bozenae sp. nov., and Elephantomyia irinae sp. nov. All these fossil species are placed within the subgenus Elephantomyia. A key to the extinct species of Elephantomyia is provided, and the genus' ecological pattern and evolutionary aspects are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Environmental Biology, University of Rzeszów, Zelwerowicza 4, Rzeszów, Poland.
authors.forename: Iwona
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Kania
mesh_terms: D018647:Amber; D000818:Animals; D001454:Baltic States; D004175:Diptera / Q000145:classification*; D005580:Fossils; D010163:Paleontology
chemical_list: D018647:Amber