Details for Dicranomyia (Dicranomyia) hirsutissima

Name: Dicranomyia (Dicranomyia) hirsutissima (Alexander, 1962) Publication: Veroff. Zool. Staatssamml. Munchen 7: 92 (as Limonia) Status: Recognized taxon. Classification: Family Limoniidae Subfamily Limoniinae habitus female habitus female habitus female habitus female habitat plus one additional image of habitat. Distribution: Bolivia, Peru. Region(s): Neotropic Biology: Hardy et al., 2020 (on high altitude craneflies). Figure references: Habitus: Hardy et al., 2020 (female) Wing: Alexander, 1962j (orig descr) Miscellaneous Hardy et al., 2020 (habitat, Quelccaya glacier, Peru) Citations on biology (mainly from 2000 onward): Peru Biology. Hardy et al., 2020: 16-18 (see paper for details on the presence and activity of the species on the Quelccaya Ice Cap and its role as food resource for species of birds living on the ice cap, habitat photos). on distribution (mainly from 2000 onward): Peru Distribution. Hardy et al., 2020: 16 (the highest cranefly altitudes are found in the Andes, namely 5.600 m for D. (D.) perexcelsior from Bolivia (Alexander 1962j) and (so far the highest) 5.680 m for what has been identified by Dmitry Gavryushin as “quite certain” being D. (D.) hirsutissima from Peru). on altitude (mainly from 2000 onward): Peru Hardy et al., 2020: altitude: 5680 m.