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Melia Curtis, 1828

Higher taxa: Pyralidae (family)/  Galleriinae (subfamily)/  Tirathabini (tribe)/  Melia (genus)/ 
Status:Misapplied , the accepted name is Aphomia
Authorship:Curtis, 1828
Citation:Melia
Taxon remarks:Type species: Phalaena (Tinea) sociella Linnaeus, 1758. Systema Naturae (Edn 10) 1: 543. By original designation. A junior homonym of Melia Bosc, 1813 [Crustacea]. The objective replacement name is Aphomia Hübner, 1825.
Publication:Curtis J. 1823–1940. British Entomology; being Illustrations and Descriptions of the Genera of Insects found in Great Britain and Ireland etc. Lepidoptera. Part. II.
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Volume:6
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Pagination:201
URL: https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8222517