Libanopsis

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Libanopsis
Temporal range: Barremian
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Libanopsis

Kirejtshuk, 2015
Species
  • L. impexa
  • L. limosa
  • L. poinari (type)
  • L. slipinskii
  • L. straminea

Libanopsis is a genus of extinct sphinid beetles described from fossils preserved in Lebanese amber.[1] Libanopsis lived in Lebanon in the Early Cretaceous. The genus contains five species, all discovered in the same year: Libanopsis impexa, Libanopsis limosa, Libanopsis poinari, Libanopsis slipinskii, and Libanopsis straminea.[1]

References[]

  1. ^ a b Kirejtshuk, Alexander G.; Chetverikov, Philipp E.; Azar, Dany (2015). "Libanopsinae, new subfamily of the family Sphindidae (Coleoptera, Cucujoidea) from Lower Cretaceous Lebanese amber, with remarks on using confocal microscopy for the study of amber inclusions". Cretaceous Research. 52, Part B: 461–479. doi:10.1016/j.cretres.2014.02.008.


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