Libanopelopia, Veltz & Azar & Nel, 2007

Veltz, Isabelle, Azar, Dany & Nel, André, 2007, New chironomid flies in Early Cretaceous Lebanese amber (Diptera: Chironomidae), African Invertebrates 48 (1), pp. 169-191 : 171

Subfamily Tanypodinae Skuse, 1889 (see Spies 2005) Tribe Pentaneurini Hennig, 1950 or Macropelopiini Zavrel, 1929

Genus Libanopelopia gen. n.

Etymology: After Lebanon and the recent genus Telopelopia .

Type species: Libanopelopia cretacica sp. n., by present designation.

Diagnosis. Eye bare. Costa produced beyond R 4+5 by a distance less than the length of cross-vein RM, ending slightly before M 1+2; R 2+3 well separated from R 1 and R 4+5, apically divided into R 2 and R 3, with R 2 rather long and well distinct. Hind tibial comb disposed in one row; two tibial spurs on both mid and hind leg with lateral comb-like teeth, outer tibial spur half as long as inner spur, those of hind legs not flattened. Inferior volsella small or absent; gonostylus distinctly shorter than gonocoxite.