Libanopsis

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

References

  1. 1 2 Alexander G. Kirejtshuk, Philipp E. Chetverikov and Dany Azar (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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