First report of the crane fly genus Elephantomyia Osten Sacken(Diptera:Limoniidae)from Guangxi,China with description of one new species
The crane fly genus Elephantomyia Osten Sacken is reported from Guangxi,China for the first time based on five male and three female adults from Mount Dayaoshan.All are identified as the new species E.(Elephantomyia)dayaoshana sp.nov.This supplements a gap in the distribution area of this genus in China,with the easternmost record being from Taiwan and the westernmost record from Tibet.This new species is distinguished from its congeners mainly by body coloration and the details of the male genitalia.