Neomelanesthes Explained

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

• , 2008: Replacement names for some preoccupied Macro- and Microlepidopteran genera (Lepidoptera). Munis Entomology & Zoology 3 (1): 185-190. Full article: http://www.munisentzool.org/yayin/vol3/issue1/185-190.pdf.