Mellamastus is a monotypic moth genus in the family Erebidae described by Rego Barros in 1959. Its only species, Mellamastus nero, was first described by Gustav Weymer in 1907. It is found in Brazil.[1]

Mellamastus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Mellamastus
Rego Barros, 1959
Species:
M. nero
Binomial name
Mellamastus nero
(Weymer, 1907)
Synonyms
  • Amastus nero Weymer, 1907
  • Halisidota nero

References

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  1. ^ Savela, Markku. "Mellamastus Rego Barros, 1959". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 22, 2019.