Elephantomyia brevipalpa

Elephantomyia brevipalpa
Temporal range:
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)
Synonyms
  • Toxorhina brevipalpa
  • Limnobiorhynchus 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.