†Libanopelopia cretacica Veltz et al. 2007 (non biting midge)
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Insecta - Diptera - Chironomidae
Full reference: I. Veltz, D. Azar, and A. Nel. 2007. New chironomid flies in Early Cretaceous Lebanese amber (Diptera: Chironomidae). African Invertebrates 48:169-191
Belongs to Libanopelopia according to P. J. Ashe et al. 2024
See also da Silva et al. 2024 and Veltz et al. 2007
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: Azar HAR 2, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Lebanese amber, Homsiyyeh-Aazour-Roum (LU HAR collection), which is in a Barremian terrestrial amber in Lebanon.
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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