# Mesolia

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***Mesolia*** is a [genus](/source/Genus) of [moths](/source/Moth) of the family [Crambidae](/source/Crambidae) described by [Émile Louis Ragonot](/source/%C3%89mile_Louis_Ragonot) in 1889.

## Description

Palpi porrect (extending forward), thickly clothed with hair, and extending about twice the length of the head. Maxillary palp triangularly scaled. Frons with a conical projection. Antennae of male thickened and flattened. Tibia with the outer spurs about half the length of inner. Forewings long and narrow, with rounded apex. Veins 4 and 5 from angle of cell and vein 3 absent. Veins 7, 8 and 9 stalked and veins 10 and 11 free. The outer margin produced from apex to vein 5. Hindwings with vein 3 absent. Veins 4 and 5 from angle of cell and vein 6 from upper angle. The upper margin of cell widely separated from veins 8 and vein 7 curving upwards to anastomose with vein 8.[2]

## Species

- *[Mesolia albimaculalis](/source/Mesolia_albimaculalis)* Hampson, 1919
- *[Mesolia baboquivariella](/source/Mesolia_baboquivariella)* (Kearfott, 1907)
- *[Mesolia bipunctella](/source/Mesolia_bipunctella)* Wileman & South, 1918
- *[Mesolia huachucaella](/source/Mesolia_huachucaella)* Kearfott, 1908
- *[Mesolia incertellus](/source/Mesolia_incertellus)* (Zincken, 1821)
- *[Mesolia jamaicensis](/source/Mesolia_jamaicensis)* Hampson, 1919
- *[Mesolia margistrigella](/source/Mesolia_margistrigella)* Hampson, 1899
- *[Mesolia meyi](/source/Mesolia_meyi)* Bassi, 2013
- *[Mesolia microdontalis](/source/Mesolia_microdontalis)* (Hampson, 1919)
- *[Mesolia monodella](/source/Mesolia_monodella)* Marion, 1957
- *[Mesolia nipis](/source/Mesolia_nipis)* (Dyar, 1914)
- *[Mesolia oraculella](/source/Mesolia_oraculella)* Kearfott, 1908
- *[Mesolia pandavella](/source/Mesolia_pandavella)* Ragonot in de Joannis & Ragonot, 1889
- *[Mesolia pelopa](/source/Mesolia_pelopa)* (Turner, 1947)
- *[Mesolia plurimellus](/source/Mesolia_plurimellus)* (Walker, 1863)
- *[Mesolia presidialis](/source/Mesolia_presidialis)* Hampson, 1919
- *[Mesolia rectilineella](/source/Mesolia_rectilineella)* Hampson, 1899
- *[Mesolia scythrastis](/source/Mesolia_scythrastis)* Turner, 1904
- *[Mesolia uniformella](/source/Mesolia_uniformella)* Janse, 1922

## References

1. Nuss, M. et al. (2003–2011). ["GlobIZ search"](http://globiz.pyraloidea.org/Pages/Reports/TaxonReport.aspx). *Global Information System on Pyraloidea*. Retrieved 2011-10-10.

1. Hampson, G. F. (1896). [*The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma*](https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/180032#page/5/mode/1up). Vol. Moths Volume IV. Taylor and Francis. – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.

- Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul. ["Search results Family: Crambidae"](http://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/data/butmoth/search/GenusList3.dsml?&FAMILY=Crambidae&sort=GENUS). *Butterflies and Moths of the World*. Natural History Museum, London.

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