Libanopsis is a genus of extinct cryptic slime mold beetles in the family Sphindidae. It was described from fossils preserved in Lebanese amber.[1] Libanopsis lived in Lebanon in the Early Cretaceous.
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Sphindidae |
| Genus: | †Libanopsis Kirejtshuk, 2015 |
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Taxonomy
editLibanopsis is the only genus in the subfamily Libanopsinae. The genus consists of 5 species:[1]
- Libanopsis impexa
- Libanopsis limosa
- Libanopsis poinari
- Libanopsis slipinskii
- Libanopsis straminea.
References
edit- 1 2 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.