Abstract
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.) hallasanasp. 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.
Highlights
Crane flies belonging to the genus Elephantomyia Osten Sacken, 1860 are recognized by their long proboscis, which often exceeds body length
It is closely related to E. edwardsi (Figs 3, 7), which is recorded from the Korean Peninsula, and E. subterminalis (Fig. 4), which was described from Shikoku Island, Japan
The distal portion of the gonocoxite is small in E. subterminalis, comparatively big in E. edwardsi, but much larger in E. hallasana sp. nov
Summary
Crane flies belonging to the genus Elephantomyia Osten Sacken, 1860 are recognized by their long proboscis, which often exceeds body length (head + thorax + abdomen). Species of the genus Elephantomyia was recorded from the Korean peninsula (Podenas et al 2015). Crane fly specimens collected during field trips to South Korea in 2017 and 2019 included one new species of Elephantomyia. It is the only species of the genus Elephantomyia recorded from Jeju Island
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