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03DFC64FBC518063FF63FA25FC4FF986.text	03DFC64FBC518063FF63FA25FC4FF986.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Meleonoma Meyrick 1914	<div><p>Meleonoma Meyrick, 1914</p> <p>Meleonoma Meyrick, 1914: 255.</p> <p>Type species: Cryptolechia stomota Meyrick, 1910, by original designation.</p> <p>Acryptolechia Lvovsky, 2010: 255. Synonymized by Lvovsky 2015.</p> <p>Type species: Cryptolechia malacobyrsa Meyrick, 1921, by original designation.</p> </div>	http://treatment.plazi.org/id/03DFC64FBC518063FF63FA25FC4FF986	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Zhu, Xiaoju;Wang, Shuxia	Zhu, Xiaoju, Wang, Shuxia (2022): Taxonomy of the genus Meleonoma Meyrick, 1914 (Lepidoptera: Autostichidae) from China (IV), with descriptions of twelve new species. Zootaxa 5087 (4): 501-521, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5087.4.1
03DFC64FBC518061FF63F95EFA1EFEF7.text	03DFC64FBC518061FF63F95EFA1EFEF7.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Meleonoma acutiuscula (Wang 2004)	<div><p>The acutiuscula species-group</p> <p>Diagnosis. Forewing length 5.0–8.0 mm, with the ratio of length to maximum width 2.6–3.5. Moths of the acutiuscula species - group share a dark forewing usually with two small yellow costal spots (inner and outer costal spots); in the male genitalia, the uncus is slenderly elongate in most species, the gnathos is absent, or weakly sclerotized laterobasally and membranous or invisible anteriorly, the transtilla is narrowly extended or dilated, and the sacculus is not separated or only distally free from the valva; in the female genitalia, the ductus bursae is sclerotized entirely or partly, and the corpus bursae has 0−2 signa.</p> <p>The acutiuscula species-group includes eight known species: M. fustiformis (Wang, 2006) (Wang 2006a), M. magnidentata Wang, 2020 (In Zhu et al. 2020), M. mirabilis (Wang, 2003), M. olivaria (Wang, 2006) (Wang 2006a), M. peditata (Wang, 2006) (Wang 2006a), M. projecta Yin, 2019 (In Yin &amp; Cai 2019), as well as M. acutiuscula (Wang, 2004) and M. flavimaculata (Christoph, 1882) from among the unassigned species (Wang et al. 2020). Two new species are described below.</p> <p>Key to species of the acutiuscula species-group base on male genitalia</p> <p>1 Uncus bilobed distally (Wang 2003: Fig. 19)....................................................... M. mirabilis</p> <p>- Uncus not bilobed..................................................................................... 2</p> <p>2 Valva with two apical spines (Fig. 17).................................................... M. rectivalva sp. nov.</p> <p>- Valva without an apical spine............................................................................ 3</p> <p>3 Ventral margin of valva with several denticles along basal 2/3 (Zhu et al. 2020: Fig. 23)................ M. magnidentata</p> <p>- Ventral margin of valva without a denticle................................................................. 4</p> <p>4 Ventral margin of valva with a large heavily sclerotized sub-quadrate plate (Fig. 16)............... M. aculeolata sp. nov.</p> <p>- Ventral margin of valva without a plate.................................................................... 5</p> <p>5 Ventral margin of valva with a furcate process at base (Wang 2006a: Fig. 2)............................ M. fustiformis</p> <p>- Ventral margin of valva without a furcate process at base...................................................... 6</p> <p>6 Valva convex before middle............................................................................. 7</p> <p>- Valva convex medially or beyond middle.................................................................. 9</p> <p>7 Sacculus sub-rectangular (Yin &amp; Cai 2019: Fig. 6)................................................... M. projecta</p> <p>- Sacculus sub-triangular or equilaterally triangular............................................................ 8 8 Sacculus sub-triangular, aedeagus shorter than valva (Lvovsky 2015: Fig. 19)........................ M. flavimaculata</p> <p>- Sacculus equilaterally triangular, aedeagus longer than valva (Wang 2006a: Fig. 1)........................ M. peditata</p> <p>9 Valva convex medially, aedeagus without cornutus (Wang 2004: Fig. 8)............................... M. acutiuscula</p> <p>- Valva convex beyond middle, aedeagus with cornuti (Wang 2006a: Fig. 16).............................. M. olivaria</p></div> 	http://treatment.plazi.org/id/03DFC64FBC518061FF63F95EFA1EFEF7	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Zhu, Xiaoju;Wang, Shuxia	Zhu, Xiaoju, Wang, Shuxia (2022): Taxonomy of the genus Meleonoma Meyrick, 1914 (Lepidoptera: Autostichidae) from China (IV), with descriptions of twelve new species. Zootaxa 5087 (4): 501-521, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5087.4.1
03DFC64FBC538067FF63FA24FEEAFDCE.text	03DFC64FBC538067FF63FA24FEEAFDCE.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Meleonoma aculeolata Zhu & Wang 2022	<div><p>Meleonoma aculeolata sp. nov.</p> <p>(Figs 4, 16, 28)</p> <p>urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act: 18E9B911-8895-4768-918E-2805F84C8495</p> <p>Type material. Holotype ♂, CHINA, Yunnan: Xiajinchang (23.17°N, 104.60°E), Malipo County, <a href="http://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=104.6&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=23.17" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 104.6/lat 23.17)">Wenshan</a>, 1470 m, 27.VII.2016, leg. KJ Teng et al., slide No. ZXJ19527. Paratypes: 4♂ 1♀, 28–29.VII.2016, other same data as holotype, slide Nos. ZXJ19535 ♂, ZXJ19536 ♀, ZXJ19715 ♂.</p> <p>Diagnosis. The new species can be distinguished from other species of the group in the male genitalia by the broad valva with a large sub-quadrate plate on the ventral margin, and the elongate aedeagus with cornuti being a row of short spines running from about basal 1/3 to apex; in the female genitalia by the rectangular lamella antevaginalis with lateral margin medially concave, and the ductus bursae twisted and wrinkled anteriorly.</p> <p>Description. Adult (Fig. 4). Forewing length 5.0– 6.5 mm.</p> <p>Head greyish brown. Labial palpus greyish brown; second palpomere whitish yellow on inner surface, with a dark brown ring near apex; third palpomere 2/3 length of second palpomere, whitish yellow at base on dorsal surface and at apex. Antenna dark brown on dorsal surface, yellow on ventral surface except several distal flagellomeres dark brown.</p> <p>Thorax and tegula dark brown. Forewing dark brown, with two yellow costal spots; inner costal spot wider, extending from before middle obliquely outwards, crossing anterior margin of cell, outer costal spot from beyond distal 1/3 obliquely outwards, sometimes crossing anterior angle of cell; discal, discocellular and plical spots black, with yellowish-white spot on outer side of discal and plical spots as well as on inner side of discocellular smaller spot respectively; terminal spots black, interrupted by yellow scales; fringe dark brown from distal part of costal margin to apex and around tornus, yellow mixed with dark brown along termen. Hindwing greyish brown; fringe greyish brown, mixed with yellow on termen. Legs yellowish white; on ventral surface, coxa of foreleg with sparse dark brown scales, femur dark brown, femur of midleg dark brown distally, tibiae of fore- and midlegs dark brown except yellowish white apically, tarsi of fore- and midlegs dark brown except yellowish white at base of basal tarsomere and yellowish white at apices of basal two and apical one tarsomeres, tibia of hindleg dark brown except yellowish white at middle and at apex, tarsus with basal four tarsomeres dark brown except yellowish white at apices.</p> <p>Male genitalia (Fig. 16). Uncus slender, slightly narrowed to pointed apex. Gnathos sclerotized basolaterally, not exceeding anterior margin of tegumen, invisible anteriorly. Tegumen widened medially, with a triangular anterior emargination; lateral arm strong and short, rounded at apex. Valva wide at base, narrowed to rounded apex, with a hill-like process at base; ventral margin with a large heavily sclerotized sub-quadrate plate, its ventral surface roundly sunken medially, its apical margin sinuate, with two spines unequal in length; costa lineate, reaching near tip of costal margin; transtilla indistinct. Sacculus wide at base, narrowed to before apex, slightly concave before apex ventrally and dorsally, roundly produced apically. Saccus nearly as long as uncus, wide at base, narrowed to rounded apex. Juxta U-shaped, slightly produced anteromedially; lateral lobe clubbed. Aedeagus relatively slender, inflated basally, tubular distally, with a tooth at distal 1/6 on dorsal margin; cornuti a row of tiny spines, running from before basal 1/3 to apex, becoming larger distally.</p> <p>Female genitalia (Fig. 28). Papilla analis sub-rectangular, setose. Apophyses posteriores about 2.5 times as long as apophyses anteriores. Eighth sternal plate composed of two sub-triangular lobes, densely covered with short setae. Lamella antevaginalis rectangular, concave medially at lateral margin. Ductus bursae uniformly wide in posterior 4/5, with a sclerotized granulate plate on dorsal surface, twisted and wrinkled anteriorly; ductus seminalis arising from junction of ductus bursae and corpus bursae. Corpus bursae large, slightly shorter than ductus bursae; with two signa at posterior 1/3, each with a longitudinal median ridge.</p> <p>Distribution. China (Yunnan).</p> <p>Etymology. The specific epithet is derived from the Latin aculeolatus, referring to the cornuti consisting of a row of tiny spines.</p></div> 	http://treatment.plazi.org/id/03DFC64FBC538067FF63FA24FEEAFDCE	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Zhu, Xiaoju;Wang, Shuxia	Zhu, Xiaoju, Wang, Shuxia (2022): Taxonomy of the genus Meleonoma Meyrick, 1914 (Lepidoptera: Autostichidae) from China (IV), with descriptions of twelve new species. Zootaxa 5087 (4): 501-521, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5087.4.1
03DFC64FBC558064FF63FD17FE87FE22.text	03DFC64FBC558064FF63FD17FE87FE22.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Meleonoma rectivalva Zhu & Wang 2022	<div><p>Meleonoma rectivalva sp. nov.</p> <p>(Figs 5, 17, 29)</p> <p>urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act: 952B7096-3FAF-475A-92A9-436C5FC2412D</p> <p>Type material. CHINA, Sichuan: Holotype ♂, Shaoyaogou (30.78°N, 103.20°E), Anzi River, <a href="http://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=103.2&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=30.78" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 103.2/lat 30.78)">Chengdu</a>, 1598 m, 23. VI.2016, leg. KJ Teng &amp; XF Yang, slide No. ZXJ19511. Paratypes: 4♂ 2♀, same data as holotype, slide Nos. ZXJ19500 ♂, ZXJ19531 ♀; 5♂ 8♀, 20–22. VI.2016, other same data as holotype, slide Nos. ZXJ19711 ♂, ZXJ19712 ♂, ZXJ19718 ♀, XZX20223 ♀; 2♀, Baliping, Anzi River, Chengdu, 1706 m, 24. VI.2016, leg. KJ Teng &amp; XF Yang, slide No. ZXJ19719; 2♂ 3♀, Mt. Sigu'niang, Xiaojin County, 3243 m, 3–6.VII.2016, leg. KJ Teng &amp; XF Yang, slide Nos. ZXJ19713 ♂, ZXJ19714 ♀, ZXJ19717 ♀, XZX20224 ♂.</p> <p>Diagnosis. The new species can be distinguished from its congeners in the male genitalia by the rectangular valva with a sclerotized ventral band that bears two apical spines, the setose digitate transtilla extending ventrad, and the triangular sacculus with an acute apex; in the female genitalia by the sub-trapezoidal lamella antevaginalis with two small ridges laterally near anterior margin.</p> <p>Description. Adult (Fig. 5). Forewing length 6.0–7.0 mm.</p> <p>Head with frons yellow; vertex and occiput dark brown, yellowish brown laterally. Labial palpus yellow; second palpomere with sparse dark brown scales on both dorsal and ventral surfaces as well on outer surface, with a dark brown ring near apex; third palpomere with a dark brown line extending from base to distal 1/3 on ventral surface. Antenna with scape yellow except dark brown on dorsal surface; flagellum dark brown, alternated with yellow on ventral surface.</p> <p>Thorax and tegula dark brown. Forewing dark brown, with two yellow costal spots; inner costal spot very small, at basal 2/5, outer costal spot larger, at about distal 1/3; discocellular and plical spots black, not clearly distinguished from ground color; discal spot black, placed at about middle of cell, edged with yellow scales on outer side; fringe dark brown. Hindwing and fringe dark brown. Legs yellow; on ventral surface, femora of fore- and midlegs with dark brown scales, tibia of foreleg dark brown except basal half mixed with yellow scales and apex yellow, tibiae of mid- and hindlegs dark brown except yellow at middle and at apex, tarsus of foreleg dark brown except yellow at base of basal tarsomere and at apices of basal two and apical one tarsomeres, basal three tarsomeres of midleg dark brown except yellow at apices and at base of basal tarsomere, basal four tarsomeres of hindleg dark brown except apices yellow.</p> <p>Male genitalia (Fig. 17). Uncus slender, slightly narrowed to pointed apex. Gnathos weakly sclerotized basolaterally, just exceeding posterior margin of tegumen, membranous anteriorly. Tegumen V-shaped, with large triangular anterior emargination; lateral arm narrowed anteriorly. Valva straight, rectangular, slightly produced dorsoapically; ventral margin heavily sclerotized, forming a sclerotized band widened distally and bearing two apical spines; costa almost straight, narrowed toward tip of costal margin, with sparse setae; transtilla digitate, extended ventrad, with long setae. Sacculus triangular, narrowed to pointed apex; ventral margin sclerotized, straight, folded in basal 2/3. Saccus broad sub-triangular, gradually narrowed from wide base to rounded apex. Juxta U-shaped; lateral lobe stout, rounded at apex. Aedeagus twice as long as valva, basal half tubular, distal half thickened, with a tooth near apex, a curved digitate process at apex, and a tooth in vesica.</p> <p>Female genitalia (Fig. 29). Papilla analis sub-rectangular, setose. Apophyses posteriores about twice as long as apophyses anteriores. Eighth sternal plate notched at middle on posterior margin, forming two semicircular lobes, lined with sparse long setae. Lamella antevaginalis large, sub-trapezoidal, dentate and with a small notch at middle on posterior margin; anterior margin slightly convex, with two small ridges laterally near anterior margin. Antrum triangularly produced mediolaterally, narrowed anteriorly. Ductus bursae with posterior half sclerotized, anterior half membranous. Corpus bursae rounded, shorter than ductus bursae; signum large, ovoid, with dense teeth and a large apical spine.</p> <p>Distribution. China (Sichuan).</p> <p>Etymology. The specific epithet is derived from the Latin recta and the term valva, referring to the shape of the valva.</p></div> 	http://treatment.plazi.org/id/03DFC64FBC558064FF63FD17FE87FE22	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Zhu, Xiaoju;Wang, Shuxia	Zhu, Xiaoju, Wang, Shuxia (2022): Taxonomy of the genus Meleonoma Meyrick, 1914 (Lepidoptera: Autostichidae) from China (IV), with descriptions of twelve new species. Zootaxa 5087 (4): 501-521, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5087.4.1
03DFC64FBC568064FF63FDBAFCCAFCAE.text	03DFC64FBC568064FF63FDBAFCCAFCAE.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Meleonoma jigongshanica (Wang 2003)	<div><p>The jigongshanica species-group</p> <p>Diagnosis. Forewing length 6.5–10.0 mm, with the ratio of length to maximum width 2.8–3.2. Moths of the jigongshanica species-group share a dark forewing without or with ill-defined black discal, discocellular and plical dots; in the male genitalia, the uncus is sub-triangular, the gnathos is absent, the transtilla is absent, and the sacculus is separated from the valva distally. No distinctive characters are found in the female genitalia that can separate species of this group from those of some other groups in this study.</p> <p>The jigongshanica species-group includes two known species, M. cornutivalvata (Wang, 2003) and M. jigongshanica (Wang, 2003). Two new species are described below.</p> </div>	http://treatment.plazi.org/id/03DFC64FBC568064FF63FDBAFCCAFCAE	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Zhu, Xiaoju;Wang, Shuxia	Zhu, Xiaoju, Wang, Shuxia (2022): Taxonomy of the genus Meleonoma Meyrick, 1914 (Lepidoptera: Autostichidae) from China (IV), with descriptions of twelve new species. Zootaxa 5087 (4): 501-521, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5087.4.1
03DFC64FBC568064FF63FC36FA1EFB68.text	03DFC64FBC568064FF63FC36FA1EFB68.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Meleonoma jigongshanica (Wang 2003)	<div><p>Key to species of the jigongshanica species-group based on male genitalia</p> <p>1 Costa of valva in male genitalia with a large median process (Fig. 18).......................... M. robustijuxta sp. nov.</p> <p>- Costa of valva without a process......................................................................... 2</p> <p>2 Valva with a ventral process at base or beyond basal 2/3....................................................... 3</p> <p>- Valva without a ventral process (Wang 2003: Fig. 17)............................................ M. jigongshanica</p> <p>3 Valva with a rounded ventral process at base (Wang 2003: Fig. 12)................................. M. cornutivalvata</p> <p>- Valva with a sub-triangular ventral process beyond basal 2/3 (Fig. 19).......................... M. varilobata sp. nov.</p></div> 	http://treatment.plazi.org/id/03DFC64FBC568064FF63FC36FA1EFB68	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Zhu, Xiaoju;Wang, Shuxia	Zhu, Xiaoju, Wang, Shuxia (2022): Taxonomy of the genus Meleonoma Meyrick, 1914 (Lepidoptera: Autostichidae) from China (IV), with descriptions of twelve new species. Zootaxa 5087 (4): 501-521, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5087.4.1
03DFC64FBC568065FF63FB77FF55FDCE.text	03DFC64FBC568065FF63FB77FF55FDCE.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Meleonoma robustijuxta Zhu & Wang 2022	<div><p>Meleonoma robustijuxta sp. nov.</p> <p>(Figs 6, 18)</p> <p>urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act: 6CC49453-582E-4DB4-AD4B-C62F38C35630</p> <p>Type material. CHINA, Sichuan: Holotype ♂, <a href="http://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=102.83&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=30.98" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 102.83/lat 30.98)">Mt. Sigu'niang</a> (30.98°N, 102.83°E), Xiaojin County, 3243 m, 3.VII.2016, leg. KJ Teng &amp; XF Yang, slide No. ZXJ19449.</p> <p>Diagnosis. The new species is similar to M. jigongshanica (Wang, 2003) in the male genitalia. It can be distinguished by the costa with a process medially, the stout juxta and the aedeagus without a row of tiny teeth along the distal half. In M. jigongshanica, the costa lacks a process medially, the juxta is slender and the aedeagus has a row of tiny teeth along the distal half (Wang 2003: 207, Fig. 17).</p> <p>Description. Adult (Fig. 6). Forewing length 10.0 mm.</p> <p>Head with vertex blackish brown, frons yellow. Labial palpus with first palpomere blackish brown on outer surface, yellow on inner surface; second palpomere blackish brown except yellow on basal 3/5 of inner surface; third palpomere yellow, slender, approx. 1/2 length of second palpomere. Antenna blackish brown on dorsal surface; scape yellow, flagellum blackish brown alternated with yellow on ventral surface.</p> <p>Thorax and tegula blackish brown. Forewing blackish brown, with ill-defined discal, discocellular and plical dots; fringe greyish brown. Hindwing and fringe greyish brown. Legs yellow; on ventral surface, fore- and midlegs blackish brown except tarsi yellow at apex of each tarsomere, hind femur and tibia with blackish-brown scales, hind tarsus blackish brown except yellow at apex of each tarsomere.</p> <p>Male genitalia (Fig. 18). Uncus wide at base, gradually narrowed to basal 3/4, distal 1/4 abruptly narrowed, forming a small, heavily sclerotized rectangular process; lateral margin sclerotized from distal 1/3 to apex. Tegumen uniformly wide medially; lateral arm narrowed to rounded apex. Valva narrowed at base, widened medially, distal 1/4 distinctly narrow, thumb-shaped; ventral margin roundly convex medially, with dense setae running from basal 1/4 to apex; costa banded, heavily sclerotized, reaching tip of costal margin, with a large median process asymmetrical in shape: process of left valva longer, narrowed from base to pointed apex, process of right valva stout, rounded at apex. Sacculus wide at base, slightly narrowed to apex; apex straight, dorsoapically produced to a conical process extending upward to basal 1/4 of valva. Saccus nearly as long as uncus, rounded at apex. Juxta indistinctly joined by membrane anteriorly; lateral arm stout, sub-rectangular, slightly widened to obtuse apex, heavily sclerotized. Aedeagus longer than valva, basal 4/7 more sclerotized, distal 3/7 membranous; slender, heavily sclerotized band running from basal 4/7 to apex, with a small sub-rectangular process near apex, with a few denticles in vesica apically.</p> <p>Female unknown.</p> <p>Distribution. China (Sichuan).</p> <p>Etymology. The specific epithet is derived from the Latin robustus and the term juxta, referring to the stout juxta.</p></div> 	http://treatment.plazi.org/id/03DFC64FBC568065FF63FB77FF55FDCE	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Zhu, Xiaoju;Wang, Shuxia	Zhu, Xiaoju, Wang, Shuxia (2022): Taxonomy of the genus Meleonoma Meyrick, 1914 (Lepidoptera: Autostichidae) from China (IV), with descriptions of twelve new species. Zootaxa 5087 (4): 501-521, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5087.4.1
03DFC64FBC57806AFF63FD17FD91FF0B.text	03DFC64FBC57806AFF63FD17FD91FF0B.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Meleonoma varilobata Zhu & Wang 2022	<div><p>Meleonoma varilobata sp. nov.</p> <p>(Figs 7, 19, 30)</p> <p>urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act: 057F687D-26B1-4066-9F54-CDC1D28EF872</p> <p>Type material. CHINA, Yunnan: Holotype ♂, <a href="http://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=98.32&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=27.84" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 98.32/lat 27.84)">Pukawang Village</a> (27.84°N, 98.32°E), Gongshan County, Nujiang, 1335 m, 7. VI.2017, leg. KJ Teng et al., slide No. ZXJ19451. Paratypes: 3♂, same data as holotype; 6♂ 6♀, 28.V−12. VI.2017, other same data as holotype, slide Nos. ZXJ19447 ♂, ZXJ19463 ♂, ZXJ19464 ♀, ZXJ19707 ♂, ZXJ19708 ♀.</p> <p>Diagnosis. The new species is diagnostic by the valva with a large process arising from near base of the costa in the male genitalia. It is similar to M. cornutivalvata (Wang, 2003) in the male genitalia, and can be distinguished by the valva with a sub-triangular ventral process beyond basal 2/3, and the sacculus produced to a slender setose process distally. In M. cornutivalvata, the valva has a rounded process at base on the ventral margin, and the sacculus is produced to a sub-rectangular process distally (Wang 2003: 203, Fig. 12).</p> <p>Description. Adult (Fig. 7). Forewing length 7.0 mm.</p> <p>Head with vertex blackish brown, frons yellow. Labial palpus yellow; second palpomere with dense blackish-brown scales in distal half, with a blackish-brown ring near apex; third palpomere slender, approx. 2/3 length of second palpomere. Antenna yellow, scape mixed with blackish-brown scales dorsally, flagellum alternated with blackish brown.</p> <p>Thorax and tegula blackish brown. Forewing with costal margin arched, apex rounded; blackish brown, with ill-defined discal, discocellular and plical spots; fringe greyish brown. Hindwing and fringe deep grey. Legs yellow; blackish brown on ventral surface except tibia of foreleg yellow apically, tarsus yellow at apices of basal four tarsomeres, tarsi of mid- and hindlegs yellow at apex of each tarsomere.</p> <p>Male genitalia (Fig. 19). Uncus wide at base, narrowed to basal 3/5, distal 2/5 uniformly narrow, obtuse at apex; distal 3/4 sclerotized and folded laterally. Tegumen wide medially; lateral arm narrowed to rounded apex. Valva narrow at base, widened to basal 2/3, narrowly parallel sided from distal 1/3 to before narrowed apex; ventral margin with a setose, sub-triangular process from beyond basal 2/3 oblique outward; costa banded, heavily sclerotized, with a large process arising from near base, its basal 2/3 narrow, distal 1/3 dilated, spicules. Sacculus wide at base, gradually narrowed to middle, abruptly narrowed to a slender setose process distally; dorsal margin with a small denticle at middle. Saccus broad and wide, narrowed from wide base to rounded apex, slightly shorter than uncus. Juxta U-shaped; lateral arm slender, clubbed. Aedeagus inflated basally, uniform from basal 1/5 to middle, distal half bilobed: dorsal lobe wider, with fine wrinkles, ventral lobe narrow, sinuate on ventral margin.</p> <p>Female genitalia (Fig. 30). Papilla analis sub-quadrate, with short setae on dorsal surface. Apophyses posteriores approx. 4.0 times as long as apophyses anteriores. Eighth sternal plate concave at middle, narrowed from middle to posterolateral corner, lined with long setae on posterior margin. Lamella antevaginalis composed of two ovate plates on dorsal surface and two large sub-triangular frames on ventral surface. Antrum inverted triangular, slightly concave medially on posterior margin, with a narrow band along edge of concavity. Ductus bursae membranous, basal half uniformly narrower, distal half uniformly wider, with a small sclerite near middle; appendix bursae from middle of ductus bursae; ductus seminalis arising from posterior margin of appendix bursae. Corpus bursae large, ovate, distinctly longer than ductus bursae; signum rounded, with dense teeth, placed at bottom of corpus bursae.</p> <p>Distribution. China (Yunnan).</p> <p>Etymology. The specific epithet is derived from the Latin varius and lobatus, referring to the two unequally sized distal lobes of the aedeagus.</p></div> 	http://treatment.plazi.org/id/03DFC64FBC57806AFF63FD17FD91FF0B	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Zhu, Xiaoju;Wang, Shuxia	Zhu, Xiaoju, Wang, Shuxia (2022): Taxonomy of the genus Meleonoma Meyrick, 1914 (Lepidoptera: Autostichidae) from China (IV), with descriptions of twelve new species. Zootaxa 5087 (4): 501-521, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5087.4.1
03DFC64FBC58806AFF63FED3FE74FD03.text	03DFC64FBC58806AFF63FED3FE74FD03.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Meleonoma puncticulata Wang 2020	<div><p>The puncticulata species-group</p> <p>Diagnosis. Forewing length 4.8–8.0 mm, with the ratio of length to maximum width 2.8 to 3.2. Moths of the puncticulata species-group share a yellow forewing covered with dark scales or a greyish-brown forewing that usually has a discal, discocellular and plical dots; in the male genitalia, the uncus is sub-triangular, club-shaped, or long and spine-shaped, the gnathos is absent or only sclerotized laterally when present, and the sacculus is separated from the valva or only free distally. No significant characters are found in the female genitalia that can separate species of this group from those of the other species-groups.</p> <p>The puncticulata species-group includes six known species: M. conica Wang, 2020 (In Zhu et al., 2020), M. leishana (Wang, 2006) (Wang 2006b), M. puncticulata Wang, 2020 (In Zhu et al. 2020), M. pultschukella Lvovsky, 2019, M. robustispina Wang, 2020 (In Zhu et al. 2020) and M. sticta (Wang, 2006) (Wang 2006a). We describe eight new species from China below.</p> </div>	http://treatment.plazi.org/id/03DFC64FBC58806AFF63FED3FE74FD03	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Zhu, Xiaoju;Wang, Shuxia	Zhu, Xiaoju, Wang, Shuxia (2022): Taxonomy of the genus Meleonoma Meyrick, 1914 (Lepidoptera: Autostichidae) from China (IV), with descriptions of twelve new species. Zootaxa 5087 (4): 501-521, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5087.4.1
03DFC64FBC58806AFF63FCDBFA1EF9AE.text	03DFC64FBC58806AFF63FCDBFA1EF9AE.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Meleonoma puncticulata Wang 2020	<div><p>Key to species of the puncticulata species-group based on male genitalia</p> <p>1 Valva with two processes on ventral margin (Fig. 21)........................................ M. biprocessa sp. nov.</p> <p>- Valva without a process on ventral margin.................................................................. 2</p> <p>2 Valva with a short ventroapical spine (Fig. 24).............................................. M. globulosa sp. nov.</p> <p>- Valva without such a spine.............................................................................. 3</p> <p>3 Valva with one or two spines on ventral margin............................................................. 4</p> <p>- Valva without a spine on ventral margin................................................................... 5</p> <p>4 Valva with a spine on ventral margin, sacculus with two stout horn-shaped apical processes (Fig. 27)... M. unijugata sp. nov.</p> <p>- Valva with two spines on ventral margin, sacculus with a semielliptical apical process (Zhu et al. 2020: Fig. 35).................................................................................................. M. robustispina</p> <p>5 Sacculus bilobed distally (Fig. 23)...................................................... M. dilatilobata sp. nov.</p> <p>- Sacculus not bilobed distally............................................................................ 6</p> <p>6 Ventral margin of valva without an ovate setose pad.......................................................... 7</p> <p>- Ventral margin of valva with an ovate setose pad........................................................... 10</p> <p>7 Cornutus absent...................................................................................... 8</p> <p>- Cornutus present...................................................................................... 9</p> <p>8 Uncus slenderly elongate (Fig. 20)..................................................... M. basitriangula sp. nov.</p> <p>- Uncus conical (Zhu et al. 2020: Fig. 33)............................................................ M. conica</p> <p>9 Cornutus being a large spine, saccus as long as uncus (Zhu et al. 2020: Fig. 34)........................ M. puncticulata</p> <p>- Cornuti being a narrow row and a large patch of spines, saccus shorter than uncus (Fig. 26)............ M. sinuata sp. nov.</p> <p>10 Aedeagus with several spines........................................................................... 11</p> <p>- Aedeagus with a spine (Fig. 25)........................................................... M. prospina sp. nov.</p> <p>11 Valva right-angled at basal 1/4 on ventral margin (Wang 2006b: Fig. 216)................................. M. leishana</p> <p>- Valva not angled on ventral margin...................................................................... 12</p> <p>12 Apex of sacculus with a sub-digitate process (Fig. 22)..................................... M. curvicornuta sp. nov.</p> <p>- Apex of sacculus with a rectangular plate (Wang 2006a: Fig. 15).......................................... M. sticta</p></div> 	http://treatment.plazi.org/id/03DFC64FBC58806AFF63FCDBFA1EF9AE	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Zhu, Xiaoju;Wang, Shuxia	Zhu, Xiaoju, Wang, Shuxia (2022): Taxonomy of the genus Meleonoma Meyrick, 1914 (Lepidoptera: Autostichidae) from China (IV), with descriptions of twelve new species. Zootaxa 5087 (4): 501-521, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5087.4.1
03DFC64FBC58806BFF63F936FE36FA2E.text	03DFC64FBC58806BFF63F936FE36FA2E.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Meleonoma basitriangula Zhu & Wang 2022	<div><p>Meleonoma basitriangula sp. nov.</p> <p>(Figs 8, 20, 31)</p> <p>urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act: 2490E754-A9B2-414F-A379-72211E6B5354</p> <p>Type material. CHINA, Yunnan: Holotype ♂, <a href="http://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=98.75&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=24.87" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 98.75/lat 24.87)">Xiaodifang Village</a> (24.87°N, 98.75°E), 2116 m, 12.VIII.2014, leg. KJ Teng et al., slide No. ZXJ19358. Paratypes: 1♀, same data as holotype, slide No. ZXJ19584; 2♂ 1♀, Linjiapu, Tengchong, 2144 m, 14‒16.VIII.2014, leg. KJ Teng et al., slide Nos. ZXJ19590 ♂, ZXJ19598 ♀.</p> <p>Diagnosis. The new species can be distinguished from other species of the group in the male genitalia by the valva triangularly convex at basal 2/5 on the ventral margin, the sub-triangular setose process at base of the valva, and the aedeagus with fine wrinkles distally; in the female genitalia by the large bowl-shaped antrum triangularly produced posterolaterally.</p> <p>Description. Adult (Fig. 8). Forewing length 7.0 mm.</p> <p>Head yellow, tipped with black on vertex. Labial palpus yellow; second palpomere black on outer surface, with a black ring at apex; third palpomere with scattered black scales. Antenna yellow on ventral surface; scape black, flagellum black annulated with yellow on dorsal surface.</p> <p>Thorax black mixed with yellow; tegula black, yellow apically. Forewing ground color yellow, covered with dense black scales; costal margin with dense black scales along basal 1/3, with black dot before middle, before distal 1/3 and near distal 1/5 respectively, with dense black scales between inner two dots diffused and crossing anterior margin of cell, outmost dot small, ill-defined; large black patch extending from distal part of costal margin along termen to tornus formed by denser black scales; plical, discal and discocellular dots black, discocellular dots doubled, placed at anterior and posterior angles of cell respectively; fringe yellow, black at distal part of costal margin and around tornus. Hindwing and fringe greyish brown. Legs yellow; on ventral surface, coxa of foreleg with sparse black scales, femur black, tibia black except yellow apically, tarsus black except yellow at base of basal tarsomere and at apices of basal two and apical one tarsomeres, tibia of midleg black except yellow at middle and at apex respectively, tarsus black except yellow at base of basal tarsomere and at apices of basal three tarsomeres and yellow at apical one tarsomere, tibia of hindleg with sparse black scales, tarsus with basal three tarsomeres black except yellow at base of basal tarsomere and at apices, femora of mid- and hindlegs with sparse black scales.</p> <p>Male genitalia (Fig. 20). Uncus slender, hooked and pointed apically. Tegumen widened medially; lateral arm narrowed anteriorly. Valva narrow at base, widened to basal 2/5, thereafter narrowed to rounded apex, setose ventrodistally, convex triangularly at basal 2/5 on ventral margin, with a setose sub-triangular plate at base; costa narrowed from base to before tip of costal margin; transtilla clavate, narrowed toward middle, rounded at apex. Sacculus wide at base, slightly narrowed to apex; apex obtuse, weakly sclerotized, dentate. Saccus indistinctly extended, rounded anteriorly. Juxta U-shaped. Aedeagus slightly longer than valva; basal 2/5 tubular, distal 3/5 slightly tapered from preapex to rounded apex, with fine wrinkles.</p> <p>Female genitalia (Fig. 31). Papilla analis sub-quadrate, setose. Apophyses posteriores 2.5 times as long as apophyses anteriores. Eighth tergite obtuse on posterior margin, concave on anterior margin. Eighth sternal plate spiculate, slightly concave medially and lined with long setae on posterior margin. Lamella postvaginalis deeply concave medially on posterior margin, forming two hill-shaped posterior processes, straight on anterior margin; lamella antevaginalis obtuse on posterior margin, concave medially on anterior margin, narrowly extending outward from middle to join with lamella postvaginalis laterally. Antrum bowl-shaped, triangularly produced posterolaterally. Ductus bursae membranous, with fines wrinkles. Corpus bursae gourd-shaped, shrunk laterally at posterior 1/3, spiculate medially; ductus seminalis arising from below entrance of corpus bursae, dilated basally; accessory bursae arising from anterior 2/5; signum absent.</p> <p>Distribution. China (Yunnan).</p> <p>Etymology. The specific epithet is derived from the Latin basis and triangulus, referring to the sub-triangular plate at base of the valva.</p></div> 	http://treatment.plazi.org/id/03DFC64FBC58806BFF63F936FE36FA2E	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Zhu, Xiaoju;Wang, Shuxia	Zhu, Xiaoju, Wang, Shuxia (2022): Taxonomy of the genus Meleonoma Meyrick, 1914 (Lepidoptera: Autostichidae) from China (IV), with descriptions of twelve new species. Zootaxa 5087 (4): 501-521, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5087.4.1
03DFC64FBC598068FF63F9A9FD35FBE2.text	03DFC64FBC598068FF63F9A9FD35FBE2.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Meleonoma biprocessa Zhu & Wang 2022	<div><p>Meleonoma biprocessa sp. nov.</p> <p>(Figs 9, 21)</p> <p>urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act: 16448A77-17E0-4178-A4EE-DD75D2C11039</p> <p>Type material. CHINA, Yunnan: Holotype ♂, Pukawang Village (27.84°N, 98.32°E), Dulongjiang Town, Gongshan <a href="http://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=98.32&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=27.84" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 98.32/lat 27.84)">County</a>, <a href="http://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=98.32&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=27.84" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 98.32/lat 27.84)">Nujiang</a>, 1335 m, 8.VI.2017, leg. KJ Teng et al., slide No. ZXJ19369. Paratypes: 12♂, 6‒12.VI.2017, other same data as holotype; 4♂, 28‒30.V.2017, other same data as holotype, slide Nos. ZXJ20044, ZXJ20045, ZXJ20046.</p> <p>Diagnosis. The new species can be distinguished from its congeners by the valva with a bilobed process at basal 1/3 and a rounded setose process at middle on the ventral margin, and the sacculus with a hooked process.</p> <p>Description. Adult (Fig. 9). Forewing length 6.5–7.5 mm.</p> <p>Head pale yellow. Labial palpus pale yellow; first and second palpomeres with scattered black scales on outer surface, second palpomere with a black ring at apex; third palpomere with a black line from base to before apex on ventral surface. Antenna with scape yellow mixed with blackish brown; flagellum blackish brown, alternated with yellow on ventral surface.</p> <p>Thorax and tegula dark brown. Forewing greyish brown; costal margin with black dot at middle and at distal 1/3, between two spots suffused dense black scales, with yellow spot before middle and distal 1/4; discal, discocellular and plical dots black, plical dot smaller, at distal 2/5 of fold, discal dot at middle of cell, discocellular spot at outer margin of cell, banded; fringe yellowish brown, tipped with black and blackish grey around tornus. Hindwing and fringe deep grey. Legs yellowish white; on ventral surface, coxa and femur of foreleg with blackish-brown scales, tibia blackish brown except yellowish white apically, tarsus blackish brown except yellowish white at base of basal tarsomere and at apices of basal two tarsomeres, femur of midleg blackish brown except yellowish white at middle and at apex respectively, tarsus blackish brown except yellowish white at base of basal tarsomere and at apices of basal two tarsomeres, yellow at apical one tarsomere, tibia of hindleg blackish grey, tarsus with basal four tarsomeres blackish grey except yellowish white at apices.</p> <p>Male genitalia (Fig. 21). Uncus wide at base, narrowed to middle, distal half uniformly narrow to before pointed apex. Tegumen narrowed medially; lateral arm narrowed anteriorly, obtuse at apex. Valva with basal half sub-parallel, distal half narrowed toward rounded apex, setose ventrodistally; ventral margin with a large bilobed process at basal 1/3, which has dense stout setae on its ventral margin, with a large roundly produced setose process at middle; costa banded, narrowed to tip of costal margin; transtilla slender, narrowed toward middle, pointed at apex. Sacculus sub-quadrate; apex folded toward base, with a hooked process. Saccus as long as uncus, wide at base, narrowed to rounded apex. Juxta V-shaped; lateral arm slightly notched apically. Aedeagus slightly longer than valva, slender in basal 1/3, tubular from basal 1/3 to before apex, with horn-shaped distal process bent from preapex toward base in broad U-shape; cornutus absent.</p> <p>Female unknown.</p> <p>Distribution. China (Yunnan).</p> <p>Etymology. The specific epithet is derived from the Latin bi - and processus, referring to the two differently shaped processes on the ventral margin of valva.</p></div> 	http://treatment.plazi.org/id/03DFC64FBC598068FF63F9A9FD35FBE2	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Zhu, Xiaoju;Wang, Shuxia	Zhu, Xiaoju, Wang, Shuxia (2022): Taxonomy of the genus Meleonoma Meyrick, 1914 (Lepidoptera: Autostichidae) from China (IV), with descriptions of twelve new species. Zootaxa 5087 (4): 501-521, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5087.4.1
03DFC64FBC5A806EFF63FBFBFE36FEB2.text	03DFC64FBC5A806EFF63FBFBFE36FEB2.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Meleonoma curvicornuta Zhu & Wang 2022	<div><p>Meleonoma curvicornuta sp. nov.</p> <p>(Figs 10, 22, 32)</p> <p>urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act: BD342CBB-4814-491F-B3CC-05BFCFD6A007</p> <p>Type material. CHINA, Xizang: Holotype ♂, <a href="http://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=95.18&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=29.25" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 95.18/lat 29.25)">Beibeng Town</a> (29.25°N, 95.18°E), Motuo County, 810 m, 13.VIII.2017, leg. MJ Qi &amp; XF Yang, slide No. ZXJ19352. Paratypes: 10♂ 5♀, 810‒987 m, 12‒15.VIII.2017, other same data as holotype, slide Nos. ZXJ19583 ♀, TZL19374 ♂, TZL19405 ♀; 4♂, Yadong Village, Motuo County, 833 m, 16.VIII.2017, leg. MJ Qi &amp; XF Yang, slide No. ZXJ19353; 5♂ 7♀, Dexing Village, 833 m, 18.VIII.2017, leg. MJ Qi &amp; XF Yang, slide No. ZXJ19618 ♀; 1♂, 80 K, Motuo County, 2089 m, 19.VIII.2017, leg. MJ Qi &amp; XF Yang, slide No. ZXJ19588.</p> <p>Diagnosis. The new species can be distinguished from other species of the group in the male genitalia by the transtilla with a curved spine-shaped process arising from the ventroapical corner, the sacculus with a sub-digitate apical process curved obliquely downward, and the S-shaped cornutus longer than half the length of the aedeagus; in the female genitalia by the broad ovate lamella antevaginalis.</p> <p>Description. Adult (Fig. 10). Forewing length 6.5–7.0 mm.</p> <p>Head with vertex yellowish brown; frons yellow. Labial palpus yellow; first and second palpomeres yellowish brown on outer surface, second palpomere with a black ring at apex; third palpomere with sparse yellowish-brown scales on outer surface, 2/3 length of second palpomere. Antenna yellowish brown on dorsal surface, yellow on ventral surface.</p> <p>Thorax and tegula yellowish brown. Forewing yellowish brown, with blackish-brown scales; discal and discocellular spots black, at distal 2/5 and at outer margin of cell respectively, the former rounded, the latter banded; plical spot black, rounded, at distal 2/5 of fold; costal margin with black dots running from about middle to apex, becoming smaller; terminal dots black, extending along termen to tornus; fringe concolorous with wing. Hindwing and fringe greyish brown. Legs yellow; on ventral surface, coxa of foreleg with scattered blackish-brown scales, femur and tibia blackish brown except tibia yellow apically, tarsus blackish brown except yellow at base of basal tarsomere as well as at apices of basal two and apical one tarsomeres, femur of midleg blackish brown apically, tibia blackish brown except yellow at middle and at apex, tarsus with basal four tarsomeres blackish brown except yellow at apices, hindleg with scattered greyish-black scales.</p> <p>Male genitalia (Fig. 22). Uncus wide at base, slightly narrowed to narrowly rounded apex. Tegumen almost evenly banded; lateral arm rounded at apex. Valva with basal 2/5 narrow, parallel sided, widened from basal 2/5 to before rounded apex, with a setose patch at basal 2/5 and a few large or small verrucous processes; ventral margin sclerotized along basal 2/5, forming a sclerotized band extended obliquely upward to outer margin of setose patch; costa wide at base, narrowed to tip of costal margin; transtilla heavily sclerotized, dentate apically, with a curved spine-shaped process arising from ventroapical corner reaching 4/5 length of costal margin. Sacculus fused with valva basally, concave dorsoapically, apex with a sclerotized sub-digitate process obliquely curving downward; ventral margin folded dorsad, forming an uniform ventral band. Saccus broad triangular, wide at base, narrowed to rounded apex, as long as uncus. Juxta V-shaped, concave at middle on posterior margin. Aedeagus as long as valva, inflated distally, with irregular sclerites in distal half and a small apical spine; cornutus spine-shaped, curved in Sshape, longer than half length of aedeagus.</p> <p>Female genitalia (Fig. 32). Papilla analis quadrate, setose on dorsal surface. Apophyses posteriores 2.5 times as long as apophyses anteriores. Eighth tergite trapezoidal, obtuse on posterior margin, straight on anterior margin. Eighth sternal plate spiculate; slightly concave medially and lined long setae on posterior margin. Lamella antevaginalis broad ovate, surrounding ostium bursae. Antrum widened posteriorly, produced posterolaterally. Ductus bursae sclerotized in posterior 3/4, membranous in anterior 1/4; ductus seminalis arising from near entrance of corpus bursae. Corpus bursae sub-rounded; with two maple leaf-shaped signa bearing dense teeth.</p> <p>Distribution. China (Xizang).</p> <p>Etymology. The specific epithet is derived from the Latin curvus and cornutus, referring to the slightly curved cornutus of the aedeagus.</p></div> 	http://treatment.plazi.org/id/03DFC64FBC5A806EFF63FBFBFE36FEB2	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Zhu, Xiaoju;Wang, Shuxia	Zhu, Xiaoju, Wang, Shuxia (2022): Taxonomy of the genus Meleonoma Meyrick, 1914 (Lepidoptera: Autostichidae) from China (IV), with descriptions of twelve new species. Zootaxa 5087 (4): 501-521, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5087.4.1
03DFC64FBC5C806EFF63FE0BFE4AF841.text	03DFC64FBC5C806EFF63FE0BFE4AF841.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Meleonoma dilatilobata Zhu & Wang 2022	<div><p>Meleonoma dilatilobata sp. nov.</p> <p>(Figs 11, 23, 33)</p> <p>urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act: D12F2CC2-FEFD-4047-A5A5-DB609F157D29</p> <p>Type material. CHINA, Henan: Holotype ♂, Baotianman, 1200 m, 27. V.2006, leg. JM Lv &amp; X Zhang, slide No. ZXJ19366. Paratypes: 3♂ 1♀, 20‒23. V.2006, leg. X Zhang &amp; JM Lv, other same data as holotype, slide Nos. ZXJ18185 ♂, ZXJ19625 ♀.</p> <p>Diagnosis. The new species is similar to M. puncticulata Wang, 2020 (In Zhu et al., 2020) in the male genitalia. It can be distinguished by the uncus rounded at apex, the sacculus bilobed at apex and the cornutus absent. In M. puncticulata, the uncus is pointed at apex, the sacculus is not bilobed at apex and the cornutus is present (Zhu et al., 2020: 152, Fig. 18).</p> <p>Description. Adult (Fig. 11). Forewing length 7.0– 7.5 mm.</p> <p>Head yellow, tipped with black on vertex and occiput. Labial palpus pale yellow, with scattered black scales, second palpomere with a black ring at apex. Antenna pale yellow; scape with scattered black scales, flagellum annulated with black on dorsal surface.</p> <p>Thorax pale yellow, tipped with black; tegula pale yellow, mixed with black basally. Forewing ground color pale yellow, covered with black and yellowish-brown scales, with a black spot at base; costal margin with a black sub-triangular spot at middle; plical spot small, black, at distal 1/3 of fold; discal and discocellular spots black, discal spot placed at middle of cell, discocellular spots doubled, at anterior and posterior angles; fringe yellow, tipped with black. Hindwing and fringe blackish grey, fringe tipped with black. Legs yellow; on ventral surface, coxa of foreleg with scattered black scales, femur black, tarsus with basal four tarsomeres black except yellow at base of basal tarsomere and at apices, femur of midleg black apically, tarsus with basal four tarsomeres black except yellow at apices, femur of hindleg with scattered black scales, tarsus with scattered black scales; all tibiae black except yellow at middle and at apex respectively.</p> <p>Male genitalia (Fig. 23). Uncus with basal 3/4 uniformly wide, distal 1/4 slightly narrower, rounded at apex. Tegumen narrowed medially, produced posterolaterally; lateral arm narrowed anteriorly, obtuse at apex. Valva narrow at base, widened to basal 1/3, evenly wide from basal 1/3 to rounded apex, bent inward; costa banded, evenly wide in basal 3/4, narrowed in distal 1/4, reaching before tip of costal margin; transtilla bilobed: dorsal lobe clavate, narrowed toward middle, pointed at apex, ventral lobe slender, curved. Sacculus sub-quadrate basally, with an ovate sclerite basally on dorsal margin; bilobed distally: dorsal lobe longer, roundly dilated distally, ventral lobe shorter, digitate, half length of dorsal lobe; ventral margin folded in basal 2/5, concave beyond 2/5. Saccus shorter than uncus, wide at base, narrowed to apex, with a papilliform apex. Juxta U-shaped. Aedeagus 5/8 length of valva, wide basally, tapered distally, with sclerites and fine wrinkles in distal 1/5; cornutus absent.</p> <p>Female genitalia (Fig. 33). Papilla analis sub-rectangular, setose on dorsal surface.Apophyses posteriores twice as long as apophyses anteriores. Eighth tergite sub-trapezoidal, straight on posterior margin, slightly concave on anterior margin. Eighth sternal plate very short, crescent, lined with long setae on posterior margin. Lamella antevaginalis with ventral surface circular, shallowly concave medially on posterior margin; dorsal surface sub-rectangular, trapezoidally concave medially on anterior margin. Antrum cup-shaped, extended posterolaterally. Ductus bursae membranous, widened to corpus bursae; appendix bursae from middle of ductus bursae; ductus seminalis arising from lateral margin of appendix bursae. Corpus bursae ovate; signa represented by two verrucous pads at posteror 1/3 laterally.</p> <p>Distribution. China (Henan).</p> <p>Etymology. The specific epithet is derived from the Latin dilatus and lobatus, referring to the roundly dilated dorsal lobe of the sacculus.</p></div> 	http://treatment.plazi.org/id/03DFC64FBC5C806EFF63FE0BFE4AF841	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Zhu, Xiaoju;Wang, Shuxia	Zhu, Xiaoju, Wang, Shuxia (2022): Taxonomy of the genus Meleonoma Meyrick, 1914 (Lepidoptera: Autostichidae) from China (IV), with descriptions of twelve new species. Zootaxa 5087 (4): 501-521, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5087.4.1
03DFC64FBC418073FF63FF0EFF58FA2D.text	03DFC64FBC418073FF63FF0EFF58FA2D.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Meleonoma globulosa Zhu & Wang 2022	<div><p>Meleonoma globulosa sp. nov.</p> <p>(Figs 12, 24, 34)</p> <p>urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act: 25E8B1C4-5C61-4C83-8A8B-5629EF0DC593</p> <p>Type material. CHINA, Xizang: Holotype ♂, Nongmu (29.67°N, 94.32°E), <a href="http://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=94.32&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=29.67" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 94.32/lat 29.67)">Linzhi City</a>, 3080 m, 1.VII.2019, leg. MJ Qi &amp; JQ Deng, slide No. ZXJ19354. Paratypes: 1♂, same data as holotype; 3♂ 22♀, Gu Town, Bomi County, 2623 m, 30. VI.2019, leg. MJ Qi &amp; JQ Deng, slide Nos. ZXJ19351 ♂, ZXJ19582 ♀.</p> <p>Diagnosis. The new species is similar to M. conica Wang, 2020 (In Zhu et al., 2020) in male genitalia. It can be distinguished by the uncus sub-parallel to before narrowly rounded apex, the distally inflated valva with a short ventroapical spine, and the sacculus globularly dilated. In M. conica, the uncus is distinctly narrowed to a pointed apex, the distally narrowed valva lacks a ventroapical spine, and the sacculus is straight at apex (Zhu et al., 2020: 151, Fig. 17).</p> <p>Description. Adult (Fig. 12). Forewing length 7.0– 7.5 mm.</p> <p>Head pale yellow. Labial palpus yellow; first and second palpomeres with scattered black scales on outer surface; third palpomere with sparse blackish-grey scales on outer surface, half length of second palpomere. Antenna yellow; scape with scattered blackish-grey scales; flagellum ringed with blackish grey.</p> <p>Thorax yellow, mixed with blackish-grey scales; tegula black, mixed with yellow scales distally. Forewing ground color pale yellow, with black scales, with an ill-defined black stripe in basal 1/3 of costal area; plical spot black, rounded, at distal 2/5 of fold; discal spot black, placed at middle of cell; discocellular spots doubled, situated at anterior and posterior angles of cell; fringe pale yellow, tipped with blackish grey. Hindwing and fringe yellowish grey. Legs yellow; on ventral surface, foreleg black except tibia yellow at apex, tarsus with basal three tarsomeres yellow at apices, midleg black except tibia yellow at middle and at apex, tarsus yellow at apices of basal four tarsomeres, hindleg with scattered blackish-grey scales.</p> <p>Male genitalia (Fig. 24). Uncus sub-parallel to before narrowly rounded apex, setose laterally. Tegumen banded, narrowed medially; lateral arm widened medially, narrowed anteriorly, obtuse at apex. Valva narrow at base, widened to basal 3/5, thereafter uniformly wide to before apex, setose distally; apex obtusely rounded, with a short ventroapical spine; ventral margin convex medially; costa concave basally; transtilla weakly sclerotized, clavate. Sacculus wide at base, narrowed to basal 2/3, distal 1/3 globularly dilated, setose. Saccus wide at base, narrowed to rounded apex, wider than and as long as uncus. Juxta V-shaped. Aedeagus slender, tubular, bent medially, with two bands of clustered denticles in distal 1/3.</p> <p>Female genitalia (Fig. 34). Papilla analis sub-quadrate, setose. Apophyses posteriores approximately 2.5 times as long as apophyses anteriores. Eighth tergite trapezoidal. Eighth sternal plate eyebrow-shaped, lined with long stout setae on posterior margin. Antrum weakly sclerotized, sub-trapezoidal. Ductus bursae sclerotized in posterior half, membranous in anterior half; ductus seminalis arising from anterior 1/3 of ductus bursae. Corpus bursae elliptical; signum absent.</p> <p>Distribution. China (Xizang).</p> <p>Etymology. The specific epithet is derived from the Latin globulosus, referring to the distal shape of the sacculus.</p></div> 	http://treatment.plazi.org/id/03DFC64FBC418073FF63FF0EFF58FA2D	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Zhu, Xiaoju;Wang, Shuxia	Zhu, Xiaoju, Wang, Shuxia (2022): Taxonomy of the genus Meleonoma Meyrick, 1914 (Lepidoptera: Autostichidae) from China (IV), with descriptions of twelve new species. Zootaxa 5087 (4): 501-521, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5087.4.1
03DFC64FBC418070FF63F9A9FE9EFB8E.text	03DFC64FBC418070FF63F9A9FE9EFB8E.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Meleonoma prospina Zhu & Wang 2022	<div><p>Meleonoma prospina sp. nov.</p> <p>(Figs 13, 25, 35)</p> <p>urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act: 5396CFA8-3399-4F22-89D9-E9035C7F1024</p> <p>Type material. CHINA, Yunnan: Holotype ♂, Ruili, 1000 m, 7. VI.2005, leg. YD Ren, slide No. ZXJ19591; Paratypes: 2♀, 6‒7. VI.2005, other same data as holotype, slide No. ZXJ19597; 1♂, Mengyuan, Mengla County, Xishuangbanna, 640 m, 11.VIII.2010, leg. YH Sun &amp; LX Li, slide No. ZXJ19381; 4♂ 2♀, Bubeng, Mengla, 650 m, 22‒24.VIII.2005, leg. YD Ren, slide Nos. YAH15057 ♂, ZMR08061 ♂, YAH12282 ♂, ZXJ18291 ♀.</p> <p>Diagnosis. The new species can be distinguished in the male genitalia by the transtilla extended ventrad triangularly, the valva with a setose pad at base on the ventral margin, and the aedeagus with a short preapical spine; in the female genitalia by the ductus bursae with dense tiny denticles at posterior 3/5.</p> <p>Description. Adult (Fig. 13). Forewing length 5.0– 6.5 mm.</p> <p>Head yellow. Labial palpus yellow, with scattered greyish-brown scales on outer surface of first and second palpomeres, denser at apex of second palpomere; third palpomere 2/3 length of second palpomere. Antenna yellow on ventral surface; scape greyish brown, flagellum yellow annulated with greyish brown on dorsal surface.</p> <p>Thorax and tegula greyish brown, mixed with yellow. Forewing ground color yellow, covered with greyishbrown scales, denser basally and distally; discal and discocellular dots greyish brown, discocellular dot banded; plical dot greyish brown, beyond middle of fold; black dots extending from middle of costal margin to before apex, evenly spaced; terminal dots black, smaller; fringe yellow. Hindwing grey; fringe greyish brown. Legs yellowish white; on ventral surface, femur of foreleg greyish brown, tibia greyish brown mixed with yellowish white, femur of midleg greyish brown apically, tibia greyish brown except yellowish white at middle and at apex respectively, tarsi of fore- and midlegs greyish brown except yellow at base of basal tarsomere as well as at apices of basal two and apical one tarsomeres, tibia of hindleg with scattered greyish-brown scales.</p> <p>Male genitalia (Fig. 25). Uncus elongate, sub-parallel to before narrowly rounded apex. Tegumen narrowed medially; lateral arm uniform, obtuse at apex. Valva sub-parallel in basal half, slightly wider and sub-parallel from middle to before obtuse apex, setose in distal half, with an ovate setose pad at base on ventral margin; costa narrowly banded, basal half uniform, distal half narrowed to before tip of costal margin; transtilla narrowed toward middle, extending ventrad triangularly, dentate laterally. Sacculus sub-quadrate, apex shallowly concave below middle, produced to a sub-triangular process dorsoapically; dorsal margin heavily sclerotized; ventral margin folded, forming a wide band. Saccus shorter than uncus, wide at base, narrowed to rounded apex. Juxta U-shaped. Aedeagus as long as valva, inflated medially, with a small spine at pre-apex, with short spines beyond basal 2/3; cornutus absent.</p> <p>Female genitalia (Fig. 35). Papilla analis quadrate, setose on dorsal surface. Apophyses posteriores twice as long as apophyses anteriores. Eighth tergite sub-trapezoidal, straight on anterior and posterior margins. Eighth sternal plate spiculate, arched and lined with long setae on posterior margin. Lamella antevaginalis concave in broad U-shape medially on posterior margin, trapezoidally produced posterolaterally, widely concave medially on anterior margin, with a sub-ovate plate anterolaterally. Ductus bursae weakly sclerotized from posterior 1/5 to 3/5, with dense tiny denticles at posterior 3/5; ductus seminalis arising from posterior 3/5 of ductus bursae. Corpus bursae ovate; signum small, with an apical spine.</p> <p>Distribution. China (Yunnan).</p> <p>Etymology. The specific epithet is derived from the Latin pro- and spina, referring to the aedeagus with a spine at pre-apex.</p></div> 	http://treatment.plazi.org/id/03DFC64FBC418070FF63F9A9FE9EFB8E	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Zhu, Xiaoju;Wang, Shuxia	Zhu, Xiaoju, Wang, Shuxia (2022): Taxonomy of the genus Meleonoma Meyrick, 1914 (Lepidoptera: Autostichidae) from China (IV), with descriptions of twelve new species. Zootaxa 5087 (4): 501-521, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5087.4.1
03DFC64FBC428071FF63FB57FEA5FDCE.text	03DFC64FBC428071FF63FB57FEA5FDCE.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Meleonoma sinuata Zhu & Wang 2022	<div><p>Meleonoma sinuata sp. nov.</p> <p>(Figs 14, 26)</p> <p>urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act: ED37DBB0-5728-4568-ACA5-86D86C8B2A59</p> <p>Type material. CHINA, Yunnan: Holotype ♂, <a href="http://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=98.27&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=27.69" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 98.27/lat 27.69)">Qinlangdang</a> (27.69°N, 98.27°E), 380 m, 28.V.2017, leg. KJ Teng et al., slide No. ZXJ19361.</p> <p>Diagnosis. The new species can be distinguished from its congeners by the elongate uncus more than three times the length of the saccus and the sinuate ventral margin of the sacculus.</p> <p>Description. Adult (Fig. 14). Forewing length 7.0 mm.</p> <p>Head yellow. Labial palpus pale yellow; first palpomere with scattered black scales; second palpomere with sparse black scales, forming a black ring at apex; third palpomere with several dots on outer and dorsal surfaces. Antenna yellow; scape with scattered black scales on dorsal surface; flagellum annulated with black on dorsal surface.</p> <p>Thorax yellowish brown, mixed with black; tegula black, yellowish brown apically. Forewing ground color yellow, with greyish-black scales; costal margin with black dot at base and basal 3/5; plical, discal and discocellular dots black, plical dot at distal 1/3 of fold, discal dot at middle of cell, discocellular dots doubled, situated at anterior and posterior angles of cell; terminal dots black, extending from near apex of costal margin along termen to before end of fold; fringe grey, tipped with black around tornus. Hindwing and fringe deep grey. Legs yellow; on ventral surface, femur of foreleg with scattered blackish-brown scales, femur of midleg blackish brown apically, tibiae of fore- and midlegs blackish brown except yellow at middle and at apex respectively, tarsi with blackish-brown scales on each tarsomere, tibia of hindleg with scattered blackish-brown scales, tarsus with sparse blackish-brown scales.</p> <p>Male genitalia (Fig. 26). Uncus slenderly elongate, slightly wide at base, pointed at apex. Tegumen widened medially, with a large V-shaped anterior emargination; lateral arm narrowed anteriorly, rounded at apex. Valva narrowed near base, then widened to before middle, thereafter slightly narrowed to rounded apex, with a setose pad at base; ventral margin concave inward at basal 1/4, obtusely arched from before middle to apex; costa narrowed to before tip of costal margin, with large sparse setae before middle; transtilla weakly sclerotized, slender, pointed at apex. Sacculus wide basally, distinctly narrowed distally, pointed and directed dorsad apically; dorsal margin semicircularly concave medially; ventral margin sinuate, concave before middle and before apex. Saccus 2/5 length of uncus, subparallelly sided, obtuse on anterior margin. Juxta U-shaped; lateral arm slightly dilated apically. Aedeagus shorter than valva, basal half weakly sclerotized, distal half membranous; cornuti being a narrow row and a large patch of short spines.</p> <p>Female unknown.</p> <p>Distribution. China (Yunnan).</p> <p>Etymology. The specific epithet is derived from the Latin sinuatus, referring to the sinuate ventral margin of the sacculus.</p></div> 	http://treatment.plazi.org/id/03DFC64FBC428071FF63FB57FEA5FDCE	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Zhu, Xiaoju;Wang, Shuxia	Zhu, Xiaoju, Wang, Shuxia (2022): Taxonomy of the genus Meleonoma Meyrick, 1914 (Lepidoptera: Autostichidae) from China (IV), with descriptions of twelve new species. Zootaxa 5087 (4): 501-521, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5087.4.1
03DFC64FBC438071FF63FD17FE10F899.text	03DFC64FBC438071FF63FD17FE10F899.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Meleonoma unijugata Zhu & Wang 2022	<div><p>Meleonoma unijugata sp. nov.</p> <p>(Figs 15, 27)</p> <p>urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act: A8AAA986-9602-4579-A0AC-AB0A602C5F79</p> <p>Type material. CHINA, Guangxi: Holotype ♂, Shaoping, Pingxiang, 280 m, 28.III.2013, leg. XF Yang, slide No. ZXJ19362. Paratypes: 1♂, same data as holotype; 4♂, 2–16.IV.2013, 2♂, 19.IV.2012, other data same as holotype, slide Nos. ZXJ19365, TZL19900, TZL19923, TZL19926, TZL19928; 1♂, Shiwandashan, 12–13.IV.2012, leg. XF Yang, slide No. TZL19901.</p> <p>Diagnosis. The new species can be distinguished from its congeners by the valva with a short spine beyond basal 1/3 on the ventral margin, the transtilla with a large hill-shaped process directed dorsad, and the sacculus with two horn-shaped apical processes in the male genitalia.</p> <p>Description. Adult (Fig. 15). Forewing length 5.5–6.5 mm.</p> <p>Head pale yellow. Labial palpus yellow, second palpomere with greyish-brown scales on outer surface.Antenna yellow on ventral surface; scape greyish brown, flagellum with greyish-brown annuli on dorsal surface.</p> <p>Thorax and tegula yellow; tegula greyish brown basally. Forewing yellow, with yellowish and greyish-brown scales; discal and discocellular dots black, discal dot larger, placed at middle, discocellular dots doubled, at anterior and posterior angles of cell; terminal dots black, ill-defined, extending from distal part of costal margin along termen to before tornus; fringe yellowish brown. Hindwing and fringe greyish brown. Legs yellowish white; on ventral surface, femur of foreleg greyish brown except yellow laterally, tibia greyish brown, tibia of midleg greyish brown except yellowish white at middle and at apex, tarsi of fore- and midlegs blackish brown except yellowish white at base of basal tarsomere as well as at apices of basal two and apical one tarsomeres.</p> <p>Male genitalia (Fig. 27). Uncus with basal 2/5 parallel sided, slightly widened and parallel sided from basal 2/5 to 4/5, thereafter narrowed to pointed apex. Tegumen narrowed medially; lateral arm banded, slightly widened medially, rounded at apex. Valva slightly widened from base to obtuse apex, setose in distal half; ventral margin with a setose patch bearing a small spine beyond basal 1/3 on ventral margin; costa banded, basal half uniform, distal half narrowed to before tip of costal margin; transtilla narrowed to pointed apex, with a large hill-shaped process directed dorsad. Sacculus wide at base, narrowed to obtuse apex, heavily sclerotized on dorsal margin, folded on ventral margin; apex with two stout horn-shaped processes. Saccus broadly inverted-triangular, approx. 1.5 times as long as uncus, slightly narrowed to rounded apex. Juxta broadly U-shaped. Aedeagus slightly shorter than valva, narrower in basal 1/3, uniform from beyond basal 1/3 to before 3/5, bilobed in distal 2/5: dorsal lobe banded, reaching before apex, ventral lobe heavily sclerotized, with two spines distally.</p> <p>Female unknown.</p> <p>Distribution. China (Guangxi).</p> <p>Etymology. The specific epithet is derived from the Latin unijugatus, referring to the two horn-shaped processes of the sacculus.</p></div> 	http://treatment.plazi.org/id/03DFC64FBC438071FF63FD17FE10F899	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Zhu, Xiaoju;Wang, Shuxia	Zhu, Xiaoju, Wang, Shuxia (2022): Taxonomy of the genus Meleonoma Meyrick, 1914 (Lepidoptera: Autostichidae) from China (IV), with descriptions of twelve new species. Zootaxa 5087 (4): 501-521, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5087.4.1
