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Palaeoentomology, 6(5), 2022

DOI: 10.11646/palaeoentomology.5.6.7

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Libanonemopalpus grimaldii, a new genus and species of Bruchomyiinae from Lower Cretaceous Lebanese amber (Diptera: Psychodidae)

Journal article published in 2022 by Dany Azar ORCID, Jacek Szwedo ORCID, Mounir Maalouf ORCID, Ramy Maalouf ORCID, Sibelle Maksoud ORCID
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Abstract

Libanonemopalpus grimaldii gen. et sp. nov. is characterised, illustrated, and described from the lower Barremian amber of Bqaatouta (Lebanon). It represents the earliest record, the first and only Bruchomyiinae psychodid with functional piercing mouthparts. The discovery of this Cretaceous psychodid fly improves our knowledge of the palaeobiodiversity of Bruchomyiinae and particularly on the evolution of mouthparts in this group.