Phyllocnistis meliacella Becker, 1974

" Phyllocnistis meliacella Becker, new species "— Becker, V.O. 1974. Turrialba 24(3): 334–335, fig. 3. Type locality: Costa Rica, Turrialba, 620 m.

Type specimens: Neotype ♂, nr. 72096, USNM; Paratypes 5 specimens (gender not stated), USNM, University of Costa Rica . The original holotype was destroyed in the mail from Costa Rica to Brazil, and a paratype in the USNM is designated to replace it (Becker 1974: 335). Distribution: Costa Rica (Becker 1974: 335).

Larval hostplant(s): Meliaceae: Cedrela angustifolia Sessé & Moc., C. odorata L., C. tonduzii C. DC.,

Swietenia macrophylla King, S. mahagoni Jacq. (Becker 1974: 335) . DNA: Genbank AY521492 (Lopez-Vaamonde et al. 2006).