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Melgona Nye, 1980

Higher taxa: Erebidae (family)/  Lymantriinae (subfamily)/  Melgona (genus)/ 
Status:Accepted
Authorship:Nye, 1980
Citation:Melgona Nye nom. n.
Taxon remarks:Type species: Coniortodes conia Collenette, 1955. Annals and Magazine of natural History (12), 8: 644; pl. 16, fig. 13. By original designation and monotypy.
Publication:Watson A., Fletcher D. S. & Nye I. W. B. 1980. Noctuoidea (part): Arctiidae, Cocytiidae, Ctenuchidae, Dilobidae, Dioptidae, Lymantriidae, Notodontidae, Strepsimanidae, Thaumetopoeidae, Thyretidae. – In: Nye I. W. B. (ed.), The generic names of moths of the world. Volume 2.
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Volume:2
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Pagination:113
Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination Images
Melgona conia (Collenette, 1956) (Collenette, 1956) species Accepted Coniortodes conia
Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination
Coniortodes Collenette, 1956 Collenette, 1956 genus Misapplied