''Hylypnes'' is a genus of

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s of the family

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, in

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Species

* '' Hylypnes isosticha'' (Meyrick, 1915) * '' Hylypnes pudica'' (Lower, 1896) * '' Hylypnes leptosticta'' (Turner, 1947)

References

Xyloryctidae Xyloryctidae genera {{Xyloryctidae-stub