A new species of Elephantomyia crane fly (Diptera, Limoniidae) from Jeju Island, South Korea

Authors: Podenas, Sigitas Country: South Korea DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.966.48590 Published: Jan. 1, 2020 Source: ZooKeys OpenAlex: View in OpenAlex

Collection: Pensoft Publishers

Keywords: Eastern Palaearctic · Topics: Diptera species taxonomy and behavior, Hymenoptera taxonomy and phylogeny, Insect behavior and control techniques

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A new species of crane fly (Diptera, Limoniidae), Elephantomyia (Elephantomyia) hallasana Podenas & Podeniene, sp. nov., from Jeju Island, South Korea is described. Adult and larval characters are illustrated. Elephantomyia (E.) hallasana sp. nov. is the only species of the genus Elephantomyia Osten Sacken, 1860 recorded from Jeju Island, South Korea. Habitat, elevation range, and seasonality data are presented. Distributional notes on E. subterminalis Alexander, 1954 in the Far East of Russia (Khabarovskiy and Primorskiy regions) are discussed. An identification key for all Eastern Palaearctic species of subgenus E. (Elephantomyia) is presented.

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