Shannonomyia (Shannonomyia) dilatistyla Alexander, 1971

Ribeiro, Guilherme Cunha, Lamas, Carlos José Einicker & Azevedo, Leisa Nathalie Silva De, 2007, A catalogue of the types of Limoniidae and Tipulidae (Diptera: Tipulomorpha) in the collection of the Museu de Zoologia da Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil, Zootaxa 1497, pp. 1-22 : 13

Shannonomyia (Shannonomyia) dilatistyla Alexander, 1971

Alexander, 1971: 241–242 (original description); 263, figures 18 (wing) and 20 (male terminalia). Type locality: Brazil, São Paulo, Salesópolis, Estação Biológica de Boracéia.

Paratype of unknown sex with labels: (1) printed on white paper: “BR. S.P.: Salesópolis | (Boracea) 22 – VII - 1947 | E. Rabello & Trav. F. [Travassos Filho] | & E. Dante”; (2) printed with handwritten inscriptions on blue paper: “ PARATYPE | Shannonomyia | dilatistyla | C. P. Alexander”.

Preservation: mounted at the tip of a pinned paper triangle. Missing parts: antennae, rostrum, all legs and terminalia. Additional note: the sex of this specimen is considered as unknown in the original description.