 
  | Higher taxa: | Erebidae (family)/ Arctiinae (subfamily)/ Syntomini (tribe)/ Thyretina (subtribe)/ Melisa (genus)/ | 
| Status: | Accepted | 
| Authorship: | Walker, 1854 | 
| Citation: | Group 28. Melisa | 
| Taxon remarks: | Type species: Euchromia diptera Walker, 1854. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum. Part I.– Lepidoptera Heterocera: 265. By monotypy. | 
| Publication: | Walker F. 1854a. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum. Part I.– Lepidoptera Heterocera. | 
| Journal: | — | 
| Volume: | 1 | 
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| Pagination: | 264 | 
| URL: | https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39418262 | 
 
                                
                             
                                
                             
                                
                             
                                
                             
                                
                             
                                
                             
                                
                             
                                
                             
                                
                             
                                
                             
                                
                             
                                
                             
                                
                             
                                
                             
                                
                             
                                
                             
                                
                             
                                
                             
                                
                            | Scientific Name | Authorship | Rank | Status | Original Combination | Images | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melisa atavistis Hampson, 1911 | Hampson, 1911 | species | Synonym | Melisa atavistis | |
| Melisa croceipes (Aurivillius, 1892) | (Aurivillius, 1892) | species | Accepted | Balacra croceipes | |
| Melisa diptera (Walker, 1854) | (Walker, 1854) | species | Accepted | Euchromia diptera | |
| Melisa grandis Holland, 1893 | Holland, 1893 | species | Synonym | Melisa grandis | |
| Melisa hancocki Jordan, 1936 | Jordan, 1936 | species | Accepted | Melisa hancocki | |
| Melisa mariae Dufrane, 1945 | Dufrane, 1945 | species | Synonym | Melisa mariae |