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Five new species of the genus Meleonoma Meyrick, 1914 (Lepidoptera: Autostichidae) from China

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: Five new species belonging to the Meleonoma segregnatha group (Autostichidae, Periacminae) are described from China: M. acuminata sp. nov., M. crassispina sp. nov., M. dentitaeniana sp. nov., M. oxygona sp. nov. and M. valviafflata sp. nov.; M. brevicula Park, 2016 is newly recorded from China, and the female of M. circinans Wang & Zhu, 2020 is described for the first time. Images of both data sets adult and genitalia morphology are provided.

Source: European Journal of Taxonomy

DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2025.997.2929

Authors: Xiaoju Zhu, Shuxia Wang

Institutions: Shandong Agricultural University, Nankai University

Language: English

Topic: Lepidoptera: Biology and Taxonomy

Subfield: Genetics

Field: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Domain: Life Sciences

Open Access status: diamond

Funder: Natural Science Foundation of Shandong Province

OpenAlex ID: W4411326705

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