Thirteen new species of the genus Meleonoma Meyrick, 1914 (Lepidoptera, Autostichidae) from China
Thirteen new species belonging to the <i>dentivalvata</i> species group of the genus <i>Meleonoma</i> Meyrick are described. They are <i>M. anisomorpha</i> <b>sp. nov</b>., <i>M. apicitriangula</i> <b>sp. nov</b>., <i>M. bisecta</i> <b>sp. nov</b>., <i>M. corniculata</i> <b>sp. nov</b>., <i>M. longisacca</i> <b>sp. nov</b>., <i>M. ovaliuncatus</i> <b>sp. nov</b>., <i>M. plicativa</i> <b>sp. nov</b>., <i>M. producta</i> <b>sp. nov</b>., <i>M. quadrata</i> <b>sp. nov</b>., <i>M. renaria</i> <b>sp. nov</b>., <i>M. simililunformis</i> <b>sp. nov</b>., <i>M. strena</i> <b>sp. nov</b>., and <i>M. utricularis</i> <b>sp. nov</b>. Images of both adults and genitalia of the new species are provided.
Authors
- XIAOJU ZHU (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4590-8480)
- Shuxia Wang
Institutions
- Nankai University (CN)
- Shandong Agricultural University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- ZooKeys
- Published
- 2026-02-23
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1270.171167
- Primary Topic
- Lepidoptera: Biology and Taxonomy
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Natural Science Foundation of Shandong Province