Libanopsis
Genus of beetles
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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 |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Sphindidae |
| Genus: | †Libanopsis Kirejtshuk, 2015 |
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Taxonomy
Libanopsis 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.