Catalogue of the Craneflies of the World: Dicranomyia (Dicranomyia) perexcelsior (Alexander, 1962)

Catalogue of the Craneflies of the World

(Diptera, Tipuloidea: Pediciidae, Limoniidae, Cylindrotomidae, Tipulidae)

Name:	Dicranomyia (Dicranomyia) perexcelsior (Alexander, 1962)
Publication:	Veroff. Zool. Staatssamml. Munchen 7: 100 (as Limonia)
Status:	Recognized taxon.
Classification:	Family Limoniidae Subfamily Limoniinae

Distribution:	Bolivia.
Region(s):	Neotropic

Biology:	Hardy et al., 2020 (on high altitude craneflies).
Figure references:	Wing: Alexander, 1962j (orig descr) Hypopygium: Alexander, 1962j (orig descr)

Citations	on distribution (mainly from 2000 onward):
	Bolivia 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):
	Bolivia Hardy et al., 2020: altitude: 5600 m.