Libanopsis

Libanopsis; Temporal range: Barremian PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Family:	Sphindidae
Genus:	† Libanopsis ; Kirejtshuk, 2015
Species
	L. impexa; L. limosa; L. poinari (type); L. slipinskii; L. straminea;

Last updated January 24, 2026

Libanopsis is a genus of extinct cryptic slime mold beetles in the family Sphindidae. It was described from fossils preserved in Lebanese amber.^[1]Libanopsis lived in Lebanon in the Early Cretaceous.

Taxonomy

Libanopsis is the only genus in the subfamily Libanopsinae . The genus consists of 5 species:^[1]

Libanopsis impexa
Libanopsis limosa
Libanopsis poinari
Libanopsis slipinskii
Libanopsis straminea.

References

1 2 Kirejtshuk, Alexander G.; Chetverikov, Philipp E.; Azar, Dany (2015). "Libanopsinae, new subfamily of the family Sphindidae (Coleoptera, Cucujoidea) from Lower Cretaceous Lebanese amber, with remarks on using confocal microscopy for the study of amber inclusions". Cretaceous Research. 52, Part B: 461–479. doi:10.1016/j.cretres.2014.02.008.

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[Kirejtshuk2015-1] 1 2 Kirejtshuk, Alexander G.; Chetverikov, Philipp E.; Azar, Dany (2015). "Libanopsinae, new subfamily of the family Sphindidae (Coleoptera, Cucujoidea) from Lower Cretaceous Lebanese amber, with remarks on using confocal microscopy for the study of amber inclusions". Cretaceous Research. 52, Part B: 461–479. doi:10.1016/j.cretres.2014.02.008.

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