| Higher taxa: |
Pyralidae (family)/
Phycitinae (subfamily)/
Phycitini (tribe)/
Melanistia (genus)/
|
| Status: | Misapplied
, the accepted name is Melanastia
|
| Authorship: | Whalley, 1970 |
| Citation: | Melanistia Hampson |
| Taxon remarks: | An incorrect subsequent spelling of Melanastia Hampson, 1930. |
| Publication: | Whalley P. E. S. 1970. A synonymic catalogue of the genera of Phycitinae (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) of the world. |
| Journal: | Bulletin of the British Museum of natural History (Entomology) |
| Volume: | 25 |
| Issue: | 2 |
| Pagination: | 51 |
| URL: | https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2250138 |