Libanolestes flecki Azar et al. 2010 (damselfly)

Insecta - Odonata

Full reference: D. Azar, J. Prokop, and A. Nel. 2010. The first damselfly from the Early Cretaceous Lebanese amber (Odonata, Zygoptera, Lestomorpha). Alavesia 3:73-79

Belongs to Libanolestes according to D. Azar et al. 2010

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: MNHN AD-48A, an exoskeleton (distal posterior parts of fore and hindwings and two abdominal segments). Its type locality is Lebanese amber, Ain Dara, Caza Aley (LU AD collection), which is in a Barremian terrestrial amber in Lebanon.

Ecology: fast-moving volant carnivore-insectivore

Distribution: found only at Lebanese amber, Ain Dara, Caza Aley (LU AD collection)

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