Neomelanesthes
Genus of moths
| Neomelanesthes | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Cosmopterigidae |
| Genus: | Neomelanesthes Özdikmen, 2008 |
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Neomelanesthes is a genus of moths in the family Cosmopterigidae.
Species
- Neomelanesthes atopa (Bradley, 1959)
- Neomelanesthes disema (Diakonoff, 1954)
Etymology
The genus name refers to the preexisting genus name Melanesthes in the family Tenebrionidae (Coleoptera).
References
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- Özdikmen, H., 2008: Replacement names for some preoccupied Macro- and Microlepidopteran genera (Lepidoptera). Munis Entomology & Zoology 3 (1): 185-190. Full article: [1].
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