# Elliptera

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***Elliptera*** is a genus of [crane fly](/source/Tipuloidea) in the family [Limoniidae](/source/Limoniidae).

## Species

- *[E. astigmatica](/source/Elliptera_astigmatica)* [Alexander](/source/Charles_Paul_Alexander), 1912
- *[E. clausa](/source/Elliptera_clausa)* [Osten Sacken](/source/Carl_Robert_Osten-Sacken), 1877
- *[E. coloradensis](/source/Elliptera_coloradensis)* [Alexander](/source/Charles_Paul_Alexander), 1920
- *[E. hungarica](/source/Elliptera_hungarica)* Madarassy, 1881
- *[E. illini](/source/Elliptera_illini)* [Alexander](/source/Charles_Paul_Alexander), 1920
- *[E. jacoti](/source/Elliptera_jacoti)* [Alexander](/source/Charles_Paul_Alexander), 1925
- *[E. omissa](/source/Elliptera_omissa)* [Schiner](/source/Ignaz_Rudolph_Schiner), 1863[1]
- *[E. tennessa](/source/Elliptera_tennessa)* [Alexander](/source/Charles_Paul_Alexander), 1926
- *[E. usingeri](/source/Elliptera_usingeri)* [Alexander](/source/Charles_Paul_Alexander), 1966
- *[E. zipanguensis](/source/Elliptera_zipanguensis)* [Alexander](/source/Charles_Paul_Alexander), 1924

## References

1. Schiner, I. R. . (1863). ["Vorlaufiger Commentar zum dipterologischen Theile der "Fauna Austriaca", mit einer naheren Begrundung der in derselben aufgenommenen neuen Dipteren-Gattungen. V. \[concl\]"](https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31290315#page/57/mode/1up). *Wien. Ent. Monstschr*. **7**: 217–226. Retrieved 17 June 2018.

- ["Catalogue of the Craneflies of the World (Diptera, Tipuloidea: Pediciidae, Limoniidae, Cylindrotomidae, Tipulidae)"](https://ccw.naturalis.nl/). Naturalis Biodiversity Center.

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