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]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Subfamily: | Arctiinae |
| Genus: | Mellamastus Rego Barros, 1959 |
| Species: | M. nero
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| Binomial name | |
| Mellamastus nero (Weymer, 1907)
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References
edit- ^ Savela, Markku. "Mellamastus Rego Barros, 1959". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 22, 2019.
- Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul. "Search results Family: Arctiidae". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London.