''Udeoides'' 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 snout moths of the

subfamily In biological classification, a subfamily (Latin: ', plural ') is an auxiliary (intermediate) taxonomic rank, next below family but more inclusive than genus. Standard nomenclature rules end botanical subfamily names with "-oideae", and zo ...

Spilomelinae Spilomelinae is a very species-rich subfamily of the lepidopteran family Crambidae, the crambid snout moths. With 4,180 described species in 351 genera worldwide, it is the most speciose group among pyraloidea, pyraloids. Description Imagines ...

in the family

Crambidae Crambidae comprises the grass moth family of lepidopterans. They are variable in appearance, with the nominal subfamily Crambinae (grass moths) taking up closely folded postures on grass stems where they are inconspicuous, while other subfamilies ...

. 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 216 species are present on all continents except Antarctica. About 41 species are na ...

''. All six species are distributed in the

Afrotropical realm The Afrotropical realm is one of the Earth's eight biogeographic realms. It includes Sub-Saharan Africa, the southern Arabian Peninsula, the island of Madagascar, and the islands of the western Indian Ocean. It was formerly known as the Ethiopi ...

Species

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Udeoides bonakandaiensis ''Udeoides bonakandaiensis'' is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Koen V. N. Maes in 2006. It is found in Cameroon Cameroon, officially the Republic of Cameroon, is a country in Central Africa. It shares boundaries with ...

'' Maes, 2006 *'' Udeoides invaginalis'' Maes, 2019 *'' Udeoides muscosalis'' (Hampson, 1913) *''

Udeoides nigribasalis ''Udeoides nigribasalis'' is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1913. It is found in Kenya. The wingspan is about 18 mm. The forewings are greyish, the basal area strongly suffused with black, the rest of ...

'' (Hampson, 1913) *''

Udeoides nolalis ''Udeoides nolalis'' is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Cajetan Felder, Rudolf Felder and Alois Friedrich Rogenhofer in 1875. It is found in Kenya and South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa ...

'' (C. Felder, R. Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875) *''

Udeoides viridis ''Udeoides viridis'' is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Koen V. N. Maes in 2006. It is found in Kenya Kenya, officially the Republic of Kenya, is a country located in East Africa. With an estimated population of more t ...

'' Maes, 2006

References

Spilomelinae Crambidae genera {{Spilomelinae-stub