| 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. |
| Journal: | — |
| Volume: | 6 |
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| Pagination: | 201 |
| URL: | https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8222517 |