Libanobelostoma Boderau, Nel, Maksoud, Abi-Saad & Azar, 2024, gen. nov.
Libanobelostoma gen. nov. Figs 2–3 urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act: FCD77D89-715C-421A-A740-7E34150ECB78 Type species. Libanobelostoma calineae sp. nov. (by monotypy and present designation). Diagnosis. Libanobelostoma is distinguished from all other belostomatid genera by the following unique combination of characters: total body length of 28.5 mm; first rostrum segment much longer than the second segment; pronotum as wide as mesonotum; protarsus three-segmented; membranous area occupying at most one-third of wing. Etymology. The genus name is composed of ‘Libano-’ from the Latin Libanus, referring to the country from which the specimen originated and ‘-belostoma’, referring to the type genus in Belostomatidae. Gender feminine.
Institutions
- Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (FR)
- École Pratique des Hautes Études (FR)
- Sorbonne Université (FR)
- Institut de Systématique, Évolution, Biodiversité (FR)
- Nanjing Institute of Geology and Paleontology (CN)
- International Center for Human Sciences (LB)
- American University of Technology (LB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
- Published
- 2024-12-31
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14596592
- Primary Topic
- Subterranean biodiversity and taxonomy
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
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