The tribe Cybalomiini (Lepidoptera: Pyraloidea, Crambidae, Glaphyrinae) of sub-Saharan Africa
Author
Agassiz, David
text
Zootaxa
2022
2022-08-09
5174
2
101
156
journal article
10.11646/zootaxa.5174.2.1
1175-5326
6986011
FDA769F6-538A-4E07-8166-684850930C16
MELOUIA
gen. n.
Type
species
Melouia aspidophoralis
Agassiz.
Head of male with inwardly curved maxillary palpi which are longer than labial palpi. Forewing with costa straight, termen sinuate beneath apex. Hindwing of male with anal angle produced. Abdomen of male much enlarged with a curved dorsal plate.
The genus is named in honour of Gastón Melou, a collector who was based in
Madagascar
in 1917 whose collection was acquired by Walter Rothschild for NHMUK.