Melitoxestis is a monotypic moth genus in the family Gelechiidae. Its only species, Melitoxestis centrotypa, is found in Zimbabwe.[1][2] Both the genus and species were first described by Edward Meyrick in 1927.
| Melitoxestis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Subfamily: | Gelechiinae |
| Genus: | Melitoxestis Meyrick, 1921 |
| Species: | M. centrotypa
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| Binomial name | |
| Melitoxestis centrotypa Meyrick, 1921
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The wingspan is about 15 mm. The forewings are yellow ochreous suffused with light grey except along the costa and speckled with grey. The costa is suffused with grey towards the base. The first discal stigma is black and conspicuous, while the second is almost obsolete, only indicated by one or two scales. The hindwings are dark grey.[3]
References
edit- ^ Savela, Markku, ed. (June 15, 2014). "Melitoxestis Meyrick, 1921". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 7, 2020.
- ^ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Melitoxestis centrotypa Meyrick, 1921". Afromoths. Retrieved September 7, 2020.
- ^ Meyrick, E. (July 14, 1921). "Descriptions of South African Micro-Lepidoptera". Annals of the Transvaal Museum. 8 (2): 76 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
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