This paper is a contribution to the ANR project: AMBRACE (BLAN 07-1-184190) and to the scientific project ‘The Study of the Fossil Insects in Lebanon and their Outcrops: Geology of the Outcrops – Historical and Biodiversity Evolution’ financed by the Lebanese University to the first author (DA). The third author (JFP) thanks the National Research Council of Argentina (CONICET) for the funds provided for this research: grant PIP 6393, PIP 11420090100377 and BEJI.