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Two new species of the genus Meleonoma Meyrick (Lepidoptera, Lypusidae) from Korea

Authors :
Kyu-Tek Park
Young-Mi Park
Source :
Journal of Asia-Pacific Biodiversity, Vol 9, Iss 4, Pp 485-488 (2016)
Publication Year :
2016
Publisher :
Elsevier, 2016.

Abstract

Two species belonging to Meleonoma Meyrick—M. tamraensis Park, sp. nov. and M. brevicula Park, sp. nov.—are described from Jeju Island, Korea, and Meleonoma facialis Li & Wang, 2002 is reported for the first time from Korea. The genus Meleonoma is still a source of some debate in terms of the taxonomic position of its family level, and it is tentatively placed in the family Lypusidae.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
2287884X
Volume :
9
Issue :
4
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Journal of Asia-Pacific Biodiversity
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.57bb10dcb99c4570985c6ea198b179cb
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.japb.2016.07.006