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Thirteen new species of the genus Meleonoma Meyrick, 1914 (Lepidoptera, Autostichidae) from China

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  • 1. College of Life Sciences, Nankai University, Tianjin, China|College of Plant Protection, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an, China
  • 2. College of Life Sciences, Nankai University, Tianjin, China

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Thirteen new species belonging to the dentivalvata species group of the genus Meleonoma Meyrick are described. They are M. anisomorpha sp. nov., M. apicitriangula sp. nov., M. bisecta sp. nov., M. corniculata sp. nov., M. longisacca sp. nov., M. ovaliuncatus sp. nov., M. plicativa sp. nov., M. producta sp. nov., M. quadrata sp. nov., M. renaria sp. nov., M. simililunformis sp. nov., M. strena sp. nov., and M. utricularis sp. nov. Images of both adults and genitalia of the new species are provided.

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