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Melipotis

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Melipotis is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae first described by Jacob Hübner in 1818.

Description

Palpi with second joint obliquely upturned and reaching vertex of head, and long porrect third joint. Antennae with short fasciculated cilia in male. Thorax and abdomen smoothly scaled. Mid and hind tibia with medial and terminal tufts of long spinous hairs. Forewings with somewhat quadrate apex.[2]

Species

Former species

References

  1. ^ Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Melipotis Hubner 1818". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on January 20, 2019. Retrieved January 20, 2019.
  2. ^ Hampson, G. F. (1894). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume II. Taylor and Francis – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
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Melipotis: Brief Summary

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Melipotis is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae first described by Jacob Hübner in 1818.

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