Chilelimnophila Alexander, 1968

Ribeiro, Guilherme Cunha, 2007, A review of the monotypic genus CHILELIMNOPHILA Alexander (Diptera: Tipulomorpha: Limoniidae), Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia 47 (18), pp. 203-211 : 204

Genus Chilelimnophila Alexander, 1968

Chilelimnophila Alexander, 1968: 23 . Type species: Limnophila lyra Alexander, 1952 .

Diagnosis: Chilelimnophila can be recognized by the following characters combined: first flagellomere ovoid, constricted at base; first three to four flagellomeres partially fused in the male, ovoid and not fused in the female; tibial spurs covered with tiny hairs; clasper of gonostylus glabrous, bifid and with its distalmost branch serrated; lateral process of aedeagal sheath long, narrow and acute, strongly sclerotized, twisted at apex.