Lebanosmylus, Azar & Nel, 2022

Azar, Dany & Nel, André, 2022, The youngest and first Lebanese representative of the family Saucrosmylidae (Insecta, Neuroptera) from the Cenomanian, Palaeoentomology 5 (2), pp. 155-160 : 156

Lebanosmylus gen. nov.

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Type species. Lebanosmylus leae sp. nov.; by present designation.

Etymology. Named after Lebanon and the genus name Osmylus , frequently employed for the saucrosmylid genera. Gender masculine.

Diagnosis. Wing venation characters only. Wing with three transverse hyaline zones, and no dark spots; main stem of RP conspicuously curved distally; area between RA and RP without zigzagged secondary longitudinal vein parallel to RP; first branch of RP covering a very broad area; anterior branch of M simple; plus the character ‘costal area with numerous simple and short crossveins, but possibly only a character of a hind wing.