†Libanoborus lukashevichae Azar et al. 2009 (phantom midge)
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Insecta - Diptera - Chaoboridae
Alternative combination: Libanoborus lukashevichi
Full reference: D. Azar, A. Waller, and A. Nel. 2009. A phantom midge from Lower Cretaceous Lebanese amber (Diptera, Chaoboridae). Denisia 26:29-34
Belongs to Libanoborus according to A. Borkent 2014
See also Azar et al. 2009
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: MNHN Azar 1448A, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Lebanese amber, Mdeyrij-Hammana (LU collection), which is in a Barremian terrestrial amber in Lebanon.
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Lebanese amber, Mdeyrij-Hammana (LU collection)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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