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

Xiaoju Zhu; Shuxia Wang

doi:10.11646/zootaxa.5536.3.6

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

Zootaxa. 2024 Nov 5;5536(3):465-474. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.5536.3.6.

Authors

Xiaoju Zhu¹, Shuxia Wang²

Affiliations

¹ College of Life Sciences; Nankai University; Tianjin 300071; China.; College of Plant Protection; Shandong Agricultural University; Taian; Shandong 271018; China. xjzhu@sdau.edu.cn.
² College of Life Sciences; Nankai University; Tianjin 300071; China.. shxwang@nankai.edu.cn.

PMID: 39646363
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5536.3.6

Abstract

Six new species belonging to the malacobyrsa species group of the genus Meleonoma Meyrick (Autostichidae, Periacminae) are described from China: M. avicapitata sp. nov., M. bitaeniana sp. nov., M. dorsidentata sp. nov., M. hirsuta sp. nov., M. longibursoides sp. nov. and M. spiculata sp. nov. Images of adults and genitalia are provided.

MeSH terms

Animal Distribution*
Animal Structures / anatomy & histology
Animal Structures / growth & development
Animals
Body Size
China
Female
Male
Moths* / anatomy & histology
Moths* / classification
Organ Size