Limnobaris elliptica Prena, Korotyaev, Wang, Ren, Liu & Zhang 2014

Limnobaris elliptica is very similar to Limnobaris babai from Japan. These two species can be distinguished from all others by the short, curved rostrum, the blunt ventromedian process on the male protibia and almost glabrous elytra. Limnobaris elliptica is on average somewhat smaller than Limnobaris babai (3.2–3.8 mm vs. 3.5–4.5 mm), has an apically pointed penis (rounded in Limnobaris babai) and at least the males have longer setae on the underside of the profemur. Limnobaris basalis, another similar species, has a longer rostrum, larger scales on the elytral base and occurs in Fujian. The Nepalese Limnobaris martensi is slenderer and almost entirely glabrous.

The species is known from three sites west of the Gaoligong Mountains in the border region between Myanmar and Yunnan Province, China (Fig. 13).