''Nudorthodes'' is a
genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
of
moth
Moths are a group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not Butterfly, butterflies. They were previously classified as suborder Heterocera, but the group is Paraphyly, paraphyletic with respect to butterflies (s ...
s of the family
Noctuidae
The Noctuidae, commonly known as owlet moths, cutworms or armyworms, are a family (biology), family of moths. Taxonomically, they are considered the most controversial family in the superfamily Noctuoidea because many of the clades are constantly ...
erected by J. Donald Lafontaine, J. Bruce Walsh and Clifford D. Ferris in 2014.
Species
* ''
Nudorthodes molino''
Lafontaine, Walsh & Ferris, 2014
* ''
Nudorthodes texana''
(Smith, 1900)
* ''
Nudorthodes variabilis''
(Barnes & McDunnough, 1912)
Etymology
The generic name refers to the fact that the species in the genus are removed from the other members of the ''
Orthodes''-group of genera by the lack of hairs on the surface of the eye. It is derived from Latin ''nudus'' (meaning bare) plus the genus name ''Orthodes''.
[; ; 2014: A revision of the genus ''Protorthodes'' McDunnough with descriptions of a new genus and four new species (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae, Noctuinae, Eriopygini). '']ZooKeys
''ZooKeys'' is a peer-reviewed open access scientific journal covering zoological taxonomy, phylogeny, and biogeography. It was established in 2008 and the founding editor-in-chief was Terry Erwin (Smithsonian Institution
The Smithsonian ...
'', 421: 139-179.
References
Hadeninae
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