Libanopsis

Libanopsis; Temporal range: Barremian PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Superfamily:	Cucujoidea
Family:	Sphindidae
Subfamily:	Libanopsinae
Genus:	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 edit

^ ^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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[Kirejtshuk2015-1] 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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