Two new species of the genus Meleonoma Meyrick from China (Lepidoptera, Gelechioidea, Xyloryctidae)

By

Yin, Aihui
Cai, Yanpeng

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2019

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

871

Pages

79-87

Subjects

Checklist , Morphology , moth , taxonomy

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.871.35738

 

Abstract

Two new species ofMeleonomaMeyrick, 1914a (Gelechioidea, Xyloryctidae) from southeastern China are described:Meleonoma foliiformisYin,sp. nov.from Guangxi Province andM. projectaYin,sp. nov.from Fujian Province. Adults and male genitalia are described in detail. A list of theMeleonomaspecies occurring in China is given. The taxonomic position ofMeleonomahas been unstable, and under debate. Nonetheless, it is here tentatively placed in the family Xyloryctidae, following the latest molecular phylogenetic study concerning this genus.