Noctuites is a genus of extinct moths in the Noctuoidea superfamily. This genus was originally designated to accommodate noctuids of uncertain association. Most noctuoid fossils are incomplete, making them hard to place in a modern phylogeny of Noctuoidea. For this reason the genus has not been assigned to a family.
Species
- â Noctuites caucasicus <small>Kozlov, 1988</small>, described from the Stavropol Territory of Russia and dated to the Middle Miocene.
- â Noctuites deperditus <small>Heer, 1856</small>, described from Aix-en-Provence in France and dated to the Late OligoceneâÂÂEarly Miocene boundary.
- â Noctuites effosus <small>Heer, 1849</small> (= Noctuites effossus <small>Handlirsch, 1908</small>), described from Croatia and dated to the Early Miocene.
- â Noctuites gersdorfi <small>Kernbach, 1967</small>, described from Germany and dated to the Late Pliocene.
- â Noctuites haidingeri <small>Heer, 1849</small>, described from Croatia and dated to the Early Miocene.
- â Noctuites incertissimus <small>Oustalet, 1870</small>, described from France and dated to the Late Oligocene.
- â Noctuites kaspievi <small>Kozlov, 1988</small>, described from the Stavropol Territory of Russia and dated to the Middle Miocene.
- â Noctuites kozhantshikovi <small>Kozlov, 1988</small>, described from the Stavropol Territory of Russia and dated to the Middle Miocene.
- â Noctuites kusnezovi <small>Kozlov, 1988</small>, described from the Stavropol Territory of Russia and dated to the Middle Miocene.
- â Noctuites maximus <small>Kozlov, 1988</small>, described from the Stavropol Territory of Russia and dated to the Middle Miocene.
- â Noctuites miocenicus <small>(Kozhanchikov, 1957)</small> (described as Xyleutites miocenicus), described from the Stavropol Territory of Russia and dated to the Middle Miocene.
- â Noctuites radobojana <small>Kozlov, 1988</small>, described from Croatia and dated to the Early Miocene.
- â Noctuites stavropolicus <small>Kozlov, 1988</small>, described from the Stavropol Territory of Russia and dated to the Middle Miocene.
Unnamed fossils
A further three unnamed fossil species have been assigned to this genus:
- Undescribed species Hope, 1836 (originally referred to Noctua)
- Undescribed species Kozlov, 1988, from the Stavropol Territory of Russia and dated to the Middle Miocene.
- Undescribed species Lomnicki, 1894 (originally referred to Noctua), from Ukraine and dated to the Pleistocene.
References
- Sohn, J.-C. et al. 2012: An annotated catalog of fossil and subfossil Lepidoptera (Insecta: Holometabola) of the world. Zootaxa, 3286: 1-132