Chilelimnophila Alexander, 1968

Krzemiński, Wiesław, Kania-Kłosok, Iwona, Arillo, Antonio, Kopeć, Katarzyna, Santos, Daubian & Soszyńska, Agnieszka, 2024, The evolutionary history and biogeographical distribution of the Mesozoic relic genus Chilelimnophila (Diptera, Limoniidae), Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 202 (1), pp. 1-16 : 3

Genus: Chilelimnophila Alexander, 1968

Type species: Limnophila lyra Alexander, 1952 (original designation)

Emended diagnosis: The genus is defined by the unique set of features that are not present together in other Limoniidae genera such as: antenna 11-segmented or 16-segmented, absence of crossvein r-r (R 2), presence of four medial veins that extend to the wing’s edge, and a distinct fusion of the first three flagellomeres in a male. The antennae of Chilelimnophila are distinguishable by the enlarged pedicel and a constriction in the first flagellomere.

Remarks: Since the genus was previously monotypic, we expanded its diagnosis to incorporate new features observed in fossil species, in comparison to the diagnosis provided by Ribeiro (2007).