†Libanobelostoma calineae Boderau et al. 2024 (giant water bug)
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Insecta - Hemiptera - Belostomatidae
Full reference: M. Boderau, A. Nel, S. Maksoud, P. Abi-Saad, and D. Azar. 2024. The first aquatic insect fossil from the Cenomanian Konservat-Lagerstätte of Haqel (Lebanon) fills a gap in the fossil record of giant water bugs (Heteroptera: Belostomatidae). Zootaxa 5562:11-22
Belongs to Libanobelostoma according to M. Boderau et al. 2024
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: LU I-26247/2, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Haqel (Lebanese University MNH collection), which is in a Cenomanian lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal carbonate in Lebanon.
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Haqel (Lebanese University MNH collection)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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