Pseudelaeodes is a genus of moths in the family Noctuidae. The genus was established in 1965 by the French entomologist Pierre Viette, with Elaeodes proteoides (Kenrick, 1917) designated as the type species.
Taxonomy
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Arthropoda
- Class: Insecta
- Order: Lepidoptera
- Superfamily: Noctuoidea
- Family: Noctuidae
- Subfamily: Acontiinae (per some sources) or Hadeninae (per Wikipedia)
Species The genus comprises two accepted species, both endemic to Madagascar:
- Pseudelaeodes proteoides (Kenrick, 1917) — originally described as Elaeodes proteoides
- Pseudelaeodes sogai Viette, 1969 — described by Viette based on a holotype male collected in the Tsaratanana region of northern Madagascar at an elevation of 1,650 m
Distribution Both species are native to Madagascar.
References
- Viette, P. (1965). "Descriptions préliminaires de nouveaux genres et espèces de Noctuidae Amphipyrinae malgaches (Lep.)." Bulletin de la Société entomologique de France, 70: 85–91.
- Viette, P. (1969). Description of Pseudelaeodes sogai.
