''Udeoides'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial nom ...
of
snout moths of the
subfamily Spilomelinae
Spilomelinae is a very species-rich subfamily of the lepidopteran family Crambidae, the crambid snout moths. With 4,135 described species in 344 genera worldwide, it is the most speciose group among pyraloids.
Description
Imagines – the ad ...
in the family
Crambidae
The Crambidae are the grass moth family of lepidopterans. They are variable in appearance, the nominal subfamily Crambinae (grass moths) taking up closely folded postures on grass stems where they are inconspicuous, while other subfamilies includ ...
. The genus was described by Koen Maes in 2006 and distinguished from the related genus ''
Udea
''Udea'' is a genus of snout moths in the subfamily Spilomelinae of the family Crambidae. The genus was erected by Achille Guenée in 1845. The currently known 215 species are present on all continents except Antarctica. About 41 species are na ...
''.
All six species are distributed in the
Afrotropical realm.
Species
*'' Udeoides bonakandaiensis'' Maes, 2006
*'' Udeoides invaginalis'' Maes, 2019
*'' Udeoides muscosalis'' (Hampson, 1913)
*'' Udeoides nigribasalis'' (Hampson, 1913)
*'' Udeoides nolalis'' (C. Felder, R. Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875)
*'' Udeoides viridis'' Maes, 2006
References
Spilomelinae
Crambidae genera
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