• Libnotes Westwood, J.O. 1876. Notæ Dipterologicæ. No. 2.—Descriptions of some new exotic species of Tipulidae. Transactions of the Entomological Society of London 1876: 501-506 [505].

Distribution

States

New South Wales, Queensland

IBRA

NSW, Qld: NSW North Coast (NNC), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ) ; Qld: Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Desert Uplands (DEU), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), Wet Tropics (WT)

Other Regions

Lord Howe Island terrestrial & freshwater

General References

Oosterbroek, P. 2011. Catalogue of the Craneflies of the World (Diptera,Tipuloidae: Pediciidae, Limoniidae, Cylindrotomidae, Tipulidae). http://nlbif.eti.uva.nl/ccw/index.php

History of changes

• Libnotes howensis Alexander, C.P. 1922. Undescribed crane-flies (Tanyderidae and Tipulidae) in the South Australian Museum. Records of the South Australian Museum (Adelaide) 2: 223-270 [233].

  Type data:

   Holotype SAMA I12144 ♂ adult, Lord Howe Island, NSW.

Generic Combinations

• Limonia (Libnotes) howensis (Alexander, 1922).

Distribution

Extra Distribution Information

Known only from type locality.

Australian Endemic.

Other Regions

Lord Howe Island terrestrial & freshwater

Ecological Descriptors

Adult: volant.

History of changes

• Limonia (Libnotes) plomleyi Alexander, C.P. 1937. New or little-known Tipulidae (Diptera).—LII. Australasian species. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 10 19: 329-354 [335].

  Type data:

   Holotype ANIC ♀ adult, Barrington Tops, NSW.

Generic Combinations

• Libnotes (Libnotes) plomleyi (Alexander, 1937).

Distribution

States

New South Wales

Extra Distribution Information

Known only from type locality.

Australian Endemic.

IBRA

NSW: NSW North Coast (NNC)

Ecological Descriptors

Adult: volant.

History of changes

• Libnotes restricta Alexander, C.P. 1924. New or little-known Tipulidae (Diptera). XXI. Australasian species. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 9 13: 359-380 [366].

  Type data:

   Holotype USNM ♂ adult, Rous, Richmond River, NSW.
  Paratype(s) USNM 3♂ adults.

Generic Combinations

• Limonia (Libnotes) restricta (Alexander, 1924).

Distribution

States

New South Wales

Extra Distribution Information

Known only from Rous, Richmond River, NSW and Mont Mou, New Caledonia.

IBRA

NSW: South Eastern Queensland (SEQ)

Ecological Descriptors

Adult: volant.

Extra Ecological Information

Collected from rainforest canopy.

General References

Alexander, C.P. 1978. New or insufficiently known Australasian crane flies. III (Tipulidae, Diptera). Studia Entomologica N.S. 20: 99-139 [119] (distribution in New Caledonia)

Kitching, R.L. & Theischinger, G. 1996. The biodiversity of arthropods from Australian rainforest canopies: Tipulidae, with a description of the new species Leptotarsus (Macromastix) alfie Theischinger. The Entomologist 115(3): 140-153 [147]

History of changes

• Limnobia strigivena Walker, F. 1861. Catalogue of the dipterous insects collected at Dorey, New Guinea, by Mr. A.R. Wallace, with descriptions of new species. Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society of London 5: 229-254 [Date published 27 March] [229].

  Type data:

   Holotype BMNH ♂ adult, Dorey, New Guinea.

Generic Combinations

• Libnotes (Libnotes) strigivena (Walker, 1861).
• Limonia (Libnotes) strigivena (Walker, 1861).

Distribution

States

Queensland

Extra Distribution Information

Widespread Australian and Oceanian Regions.

IBRA

Qld: Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Desert Uplands (DEU), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), Wet Tropics (WT)

Ecological Descriptors

Adult: volant.

Extra Ecological Information

Collected from rainforest canopy.

General References

Alexander, C.P. & Alexander, M.A. 1973. Family Tipulidae. pp. 10-224 in Delfinado, M.D & Hardy, D.E. (eds). A Catalog of the Diptera of the Oriental Region. Volume 1. Suborder Nematocera. Honolulu : University Press of Hawaii Vol. 1 618 pp. [105] (distribution)

Kitching, R.L. & Theischinger, G. 1996. The biodiversity of arthropods from Australian rainforest canopies: Tipulidae, with a description of the new species Leptotarsus (Macromastix) alfie Theischinger. The Entomologist 115(3): 140-153 [147]

Oosterbroek, P. 1989. Family Tipulidae. pp. 53-116 in Evenhuis, N.L. (ed.). Catalog of the Diptera of the Australasian and Oceanian Regions. Honolulu and Leiden : Bishop Museum Press and E.J. Brill 1155 pp. [77] (distribution)

History of changes

• Libnotes terraereginae Alexander, C.P. 1922. Undescribed crane-flies (Tanyderidae and Tipulidae) in the South Australian Museum. Records of the South Australian Museum (Adelaide) 2: 223-270 [231] [as terrae-reginae].

  Type data:

   Holotype SAMA I12142 ♂ adult, Mount Tamborine, QLD.

Generic Combinations

• Limonia (Libnotes) terraereginae (Alexander, 1922).

Distribution

States

New South Wales, Queensland

Extra Distribution Information

Known only from type locality.

Australian Endemic.

IBRA

NSW, Qld: South Eastern Queensland (SEQ)

Ecological Descriptors

Adult: volant.

Extra Ecological Information

Collected from rainforest canopy.

General References

Alexander, C.P. 1927. The Oriental Tipulidae in the collection of the Indian Museum. Part I. Records of the Indian Museum 29: 167-214 [189] (only mention of NSW distribution)

Kitching, R.L. & Theischinger, G. 1996. The biodiversity of arthropods from Australian rainforest canopies: Tipulidae, with a description of the new species Leptotarsus (Macromastix) alfie Theischinger. The Entomologist 115(3): 140-153 [147] (NSW distribution mentioned as south-eastern NSW)

History of changes

• Limonia (Libnotes) zelota Alexander, C.P. 1933. New or little-known Tipulidae (Diptera).—L. Australasian species. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 10 12: 335-357 [348].

  Type data:

   Holotype USNM ♀ adult, Brooklana, Eastern Dorrigo, NSW.

Generic Combinations

• Libnotes (Libnotes) zelota (Alexander, 1933).

Distribution

States

New South Wales, Queensland

Extra Distribution Information

Known only from Green Mountains, Lamington National Park and Brooklana, NSW.

Australian Endemic.

IBRA

NSW, Qld: NSW North Coast (NNC), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ)

Ecological Descriptors

Adult: volant.

Extra Ecological Information

Collected from rainforest canopy.

General References

Kitching, R.L. & Theischinger, G. 1996. The biodiversity of arthropods from Australian rainforest canopies: Tipulidae, with a description of the new species Leptotarsus (Macromastix) alfie Theischinger. The Entomologist 115(3): 140-153 [147]

History of changes