''Neomelanesthes'' is a genus of moths in the family Cosmopterigidae.

Species

*'' Neomelanesthes atopa'' (Bradley, 1959) *'' Neomelanesthes disema'' (Diakonoff, 1954)

Etymology

The genus name refers to the preexisting genus name '' Melanesthes'' in the family Tenebrionidae (

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References

* , 2008: Replacement names for some preoccupied Macro- and Microlepidopteran genera (Lepidoptera). ''Munis Entomology & Zoology'' 3 (1): 185-190. Full article

Cosmopterigidae {{Cosmopterigidae-stub