†Libanophlebotomus Azar et al. 1999 (sand fly)
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Insecta - Diptera - Psychodidae
Full reference: D. Azar, A. Nel, M. Solignac, J. Paicheler, and F. Bouchet. 1999. New genera and species of psychodoid flies from the Lower Cretaceous amber of Lebanon. Palaeontology 42(6):1101-1136
Parent taxon: Phlebotominae according to H. Tabakian 2025
See also Azar et al. 1999 and Galati et al. 2025
Sister taxa: Eophlebotomus, Hertigiini, Libanophlebotomites, Mesophlebotomites, Palaeomyia, Phlebotoiella, Phlebotomini, Xenophlebotomites
Subtaxa: Libanophlebotomus lutfallahi
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Lebanon (3 collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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