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Neomelanesthes

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Neomelanesthes
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Neomelanesthes

Özdikmen, 2008
Synonyms
  • Melanesthes Diakonoff, 1954 (preocc. Dejean, 1834)

Neomelanesthes is a genus of moths in the family Cosmopterigidae.

Species

Etymology

The genus name refers to the preexisting genus name Melanesthes in the family Tenebrionidae (Coleoptera).

References

  • Özdikmen, H., 2008: Replacement names for some preoccopied Macro- and Microlepidopteran genera (Lepidoptera). Munis Entomology & Zoology 3 (1): 185-190. Full article: [1].