Three new species of the genus Meleonoma Meyrick (Lepidoptera: Oecophoridae) from Japan

Yûki KITAJIMA; Yositaka SAKAMAKI

doi:10.18984/lepid.70.2_33

Three new species of the genus Meleonoma Meyrick (Lepidoptera: Oecophoridae) from Japan

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Keywords: genitalia, Meleonoma flavifasciana sp. nov., M. flavilineata sp. nov., M. japonica sp. nov., new record, wing markings, wing venation

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2019 Volume 70 Issue 2 Pages 33-46

DOI https://doi.org/10.18984/lepid.70.2_33

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Abstract

Five species of the genus Meleonoma Meyrick are recorded from Japan. Three new species (Meleonoma japonica sp. nov., M. flavilineata sp. nov., M. flavifasciana sp. nov.) are described. M. tamraensis Park, 2016 is newly reported from Japan and its female is described for the first time. Photos of the adults, wing venation, and male and female genitalia are provided.

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