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Cabralia trifasciata Moore, 1882 is transferred from the Ophiderinae (Erebidae), to the Noctuidae: Noctuinae, Phosphilini and Cromobergia Bourquin, 1937 (= Cabralia Moore, 1882), Cucullia teichii Berg, 1885, and Speocropia similacis Bourquin, 1937, syn. nov. are recognized as junior subjective synonyms of Cabralia trifasciata Moore, 1882.

The genus Alatuncusia Amsel, 1956 is reviewed, including three species A. canalis (Walker, [1866]) [= Dichogama bergii Möschler, 1890, syn. nov. = Lygropia gilvicostalis Hampson, 1918, syn. nov.)]; A. monochromatalis Becker, sp. nov.; and A. tornimaculalis Becker, sp. nov. The genus Dichochroma Forbes, 1944 is recognized with five species: D. atropos (Solis & Goldstein, 2013), comb. nov.; D. lachesis (Solis & Goldstein, 2013), comb. nov., D. muralis Forbes, 1944 [= S. clotho (Solis & Goldstein, 2013), syn. nov.], D. nyx (Solis &Goldstein, 2013), comb. nov., D. subductalis (Walker, 1866), comb. nov. [= Lygropia fulvescens Hampson, 1918, syn. nov. = Dichogama fernaldi Möschler, 1890, syn. nov.; = Schacontia themis Solis & Goldstein, 2013, syn. nov. = S. rasa Solis & Goldstein, 2013, syn. nov.].

During a recent survey of leaf-mining microlepidoptera in the Cerrado biome, mines of an undescribed Porphyrosela Braun (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae: Lithocolletinae) were found associated with the forage peanut, Arachis pintoi Krapov. & W.C. Greg. (Fabaceae). Consequently, adults, immature stages and the leaf mine of Porphyrosela arachisella sp. nov. are herein described based on light and scanning electron microscopy. A preliminary analysis of DNA barcode sequences including putative members of other lithocolletine species and all BINs (Barcode Index Numbers) available for Porphyrosela supports P. arachisella as an independent cluster, with 8 to 11% divergence. Its nearest neighbour was the cluster formed by three BINs (BOLD: ADT2137, BOLD: AAG1161 and BOLD: ADU9985) that includes specimens from Australia, Vietnam and Bangladesh. This is the first report of a lithocolletine gracillariid for Brazil, and the third species recognized for the genus in the Neotropical region.

The euliine genera Sagittranstilla Razowski & Becker, 1999 and Proathorybia Razowski, 1997 are discussed. Teapeulia gen. n., Thypsaenia gen. n., Thypsaenia psaenythia sp. n., Sagittranstilla oios sp. n., Teapeulia banhadana sp. n., Teapeulia sepulturae sp. n. and Teapeulia albicota sp. n. are described as new. The new combinations Tortrix minima Walsingham, 1914 and Proathorybia unisignata Razowski & Pelz, 2003 are transferred to Teapeulia. Proathorybia chlidonias Razowski, 1999, Proathorybia meyi Razowski, 2001 are transferred to Teapeulia and Sagittranstilla, respectively. An adult of Proathorybia zonalis Razowski & Becker, 2000 is illustrated.

The new euliine genus Direconta and its five new Brazilian species (D. gnesia sp. n., D. recondita sp. n., D. barrasiana sp. n., D. curitibana sp. n., and D. lentigana sp. n.) are described and illustrated.

One genus, Unaica gen. n., and seven species (Unaica plumbea sp. n., Chamelania acaena sp. n., Chamelania celyphana sp. n., Chamelania corumbae sp. n., Chamelania lutea sp. n., Chamelania quasirufa sp. n., Chamelania belemana sp. n.) are described and illustrated. Chamelania is redescribed and two of its species, Chamelania jaliscana and Chamelania auricoma, are listed. Lophoderus xanthophilanus WALKER, 1863 is transferred to Chamelania. Notes on Odonthalitus RAZOWSKI, 1991 and an illustration of the male genitalia of O. poas BROWN, 2000 are included.

The Brazilian fauna of DiptychophoraZeller, 1866 (Lepidoptera, Pyralidae sensu lato, Crambinae) is reviewed. Consisting of three species based on the literature (D. diasticta Gaskin, 1986, D. kuhlweiniiZeller, 1866 and D. subazanalisBleszynski, 1967), this fauna is augmented with three new species (Diptychophora galvani sp. n. from Mato Grosso and Minas Gerais, D. planaltina sp. n. from the Federal District, and D. ardalia sp. n. from Bahia), that are described and illustrated. The female of D. diasticta is also described and illustrated for the first time. A partial CO1 barcode sequence is provided for D. diasticta.

Rhuda Walker is represented by 14 species, two of them described as new: robusta Becker new species from Ecuador and moreira Becker new species from Brazil. In addition, decepta Schaus revised status is reinstated, and geometrica Schaus new synonym (= basifera Walker) is synonymized. Diagnoses, illustrations of adults and male genitalia of all species, and a key to males are provided to allow their identification.

BardaximaWalker, 1858 includes 12 species, eight of them occurring in Brazil. The Brazilian species are treated here, including diagnoses and illustrations of both adults and genitalia to allow their identification:B. donatian(Schaus),B. fulgurifera(Walker, 1869), stat. rev. (=demea(Druce, 1895));B. ionia(Druce, 1900) (=albolimbata(Dognin, 1909), syn. nov.,B. ambigua(Dyar, 1908), syn. nov.,B. metcalfi(Schaus, 1928), syn. nov.);B. lucilineaWalker, 1858;B. marcida(C. Felder, 1874);B. procne(Schaus, 1892) (=meyeri(Schaus, 1928), syn. nov.);B. sambana(Druce, 1895), stat. rev. (=belizensisThiaucourt, 2010, syn. nov.,bolivariThiaucourt, 2010, syn. nov.,coloradorumThiaucourt, 2010, syn. nov.,panamensis(Draudt, 1932), syn. nov.);B. subrutila(Dognin, 1908); andB. terminalbaJones, 1908 (=oakley(Schaus, 1939)).Bardaxima persesDruce, 1900 is transferred toElasmiaMöschler, 1883 as a new combination,Elasmia perses(Druce, 1900).Stragulodontagen. nov. is proposed to accommodateHeterocampa stragulaMöschler, 1883, comb. nov. (=belua(Draudt, 1932), syn. nov.).

Eight species are described as new: Eumarozia borbae sp. n., Tsinilla diversa sp. n., Hedya pocadia sp. n., H. heptera sp. n., H. alagoasia sp. n., H. baezae sp. n., Neopotamia oblita sp. n., and N. niveicollis sp. n. Notes on Eumarozia hermosa, “Argyroploce” platyzona, and Neopotamia streblopa are included.

One genus, Pollexinia gen. n. and 16 species (Quebradnotia caracae sp. n., Quebradnotia maestrae sp. n., Laculataria longiloba sp. n., Latortona figurata sp. n., Latortona percosa sp. n., Latortona guaramiranga sp. n., Gretchena argentigriseola sp. n., Rhyacionia lathrea sp. n., Crocidosema brunna sp. n., Chimoptesis ramulifera sp. n., Pelochrista crassocia sp. n., Eucosma sinus sp. n., Epiblema elensino sp. n., Epiblema ayalae sp. n., Pollexinia costaricae sp. n., Corticivora obispo sp. n.) are described. The male and female genitalia of Eucosma leucodesma Meyrick, 1912 and the female genitalia of Pseudexentera translucens (Walsingham, 1914) are also described. P. translucens is transferred from Eucosma and Pseudexentera dolicha Razowski & Wojtusiak, 2011 to Crocidosema.

Four genera – Domaldona gen. n., Iatitaia gen. n., Miojuqa gen. n., and Latortona gen. n. – and 28 species are described as new: Quebradnotia venezolana sp. n., Q. paulista sp. n., Laculataria brunnescens sp. n., L. cactsocia sp. n., L. elliptica sp. n., L. atrovirens sp. n., L. cajasana sp. n., Crocidosema monias sp. n., C. obliquata sp. n., C. platea sp. n., C. mangaritibae sp. n., Domaldona latiptera sp. n., Iatitaia itatiaiae sp. n., I. pithana sp. n., I. intercalata sp. n., Miojuqa visibilis sp. n., M. albivertex sp. n., M. splendida sp. n., M. defecta sp. n., M. viridicans sp. n., Latortona tortolana sp. n., L. rhamna sp. n., L. viridirufa sp. n., L. tornota sp. n., L. vulga sp. n., L. mimosa sp. n., L. cosmelia sp. n., L. diplocosmea sp. n. Two species are redescribed – Quebradnotia nolckeniana (Zeller, 1877), Latortona nigroapicata (Razowski & Wojtusiak, 2006) – and two species are transferred to new genera: Crocidosema dolicha (Razowski & Wojtusiak) comb. n. from Pseudexentera; Miojuqa beryllina from Eucosma. Ten new combinations: Crocidosema albocephalaeis Razowski & Wojtusiak, 2010, comb. n.; C. brunneomacula Razowski & Wojtusiak, 2009, comb. n.; C. chloana Razowski & Wojtusiak, 2006b, comb. n.; C. illepidosa Razowski & Wojtusiak, 2006b, comb. n.; C. lineana Razowski & Wojtusiak, 2008a, comb. n.; C. longistria Razowski & Wojtusiak, 2008c, comb. n.; C. marcapatae Razowski & Wojtusiak, 2010, comb. n.; C. microscyphos Razowski & Landry, 2008, comb. n.; C. panda Razowski & Wojtusiak, 2008b, comb. n.; C. rotundata Razowski & Wojtusiak, 2009, comb. n. is transferred from Epinotia to Crocidosema. One new synonymy is proposed: Epinotia tubuligera Razowski & Wojtusiak, 2008 is conspecific with Laculataria nigroapicata.

Three genera (Brasilnotia gen. n., Malinova gen. n., Tiburica gen. n.) and three species (Brasilnotia planaltinana sp. n., Malinova novaelimae sp. n., Tiburica paranae sp. n.) from Brazil are described and illustrated.

Seven species of Omiostola are recorded from Brazil, Ecuador and Cuba, four of which (O. longimacula, O. paragerda, O. manca, O. macella) are described as new. An alphabetical list of the known species of the genus is provided. O. macrotrachela is synonymized with O. hemeropis. Episimus melanaspis and E. varablancana are transferred to Omiostola.

Larvae of many-plumed moths (Alucitidae), especially in the world-wide genusAlucitaLinnaeus, 1758 are known as borers or gall-inducers on flowers, fruits and shoots of a few dicotyledonous families, including Bignoniaceae, Caprifoliaceae and Rubiaceae. However, there is no study available on the biology of the monotypic, Neotropical genusPrymnotomisMeyrick, 1931 except for its original description that was based on a single male, the holotype ofPrymnotomis crypsicrocaMeyrick, 1931 from Espirito Santo, Brazil. We describe here a second species for this genus,Prymnotomis cecidicolasp. nov.whose larvae induce galls onCordiera elliptica(Cham.) Kuntze (Rubiaceae), a dioecious plant with dimorphic inflorescences found in the Brazilian Cerrado, Planaltina City, Federal District. Adults, larvae, pupae and galls are illustrated under light and scanning electron microscopy. Galls are green, spherical, unilocular and develop individually onC. ellipticaflower buds. During development they look like fruits in shape and colour but are larger, do not have style scars when on female plants, and are induced also in male inflorescences. Pupation occurs outside the gall within a silk cocoon, presumably in the litter. A preliminary analysis of DNA barcode sequences including putative members of other alucitid lineages and Neotropical BINs (Barcode Index Number) supportsPrymnotomis cecidicolasp. nov.as an independent phylogenetic unit, with 12 to 18% divergence. Its nearest-neighbour was the BIN cluster 5 (BOLD:AAA0842) that includes specimens from Costa Rica.

The genus Satronia is redescribed and discussed. Distributional data on 11 species are given; 9 new species (Satronia pentha sp. n., S. priva sp. n., S. catharma sp. n., S. sesops sp. n., S. mantissa sp. n., S. lita sp. n., S. laepha sp. n., S. sinuata sp. n., S. pheidologeton sp. n.) are described, and references to papers on Neotropical Grapholitini are provided.

Six genera – Lobesia, Ophiorrhabda, Megalota, Eumarozia, Zomaria and Alexiloga – are treated, and the following species are described as new: Lobesia uncata sp. n., Eumarozia atrotincta sp. n., and Zomaria dyscrita sp. n. Alexiloga defluxana is removed from the synonymy of A. rubiginosana and four species are redescribed. Statherotis hyeroglypha is transferred to Ophiorrhabda.

The monotypic mimallonine genus Tostallo St Laurent and C. Mielke is reviewed in order to provide a more comprehensive understanding of the distribution of T. albescens (Jones). Biological information, including larval case structure and phenological data, are provided for this enigmatic species, along with the first photograph of a living example of T. albescens. Mimallodes gen. n., is described for the single species M. anaemicus sp. n., based on a single male collected in Espirito Santo, Brazil. The genera Tostallo and Mimallodes are apparently closely related based on similarities in male genitalia and forewing maculation.

One genus – Auchenancylis gen. n. – and the following species are described as new: Cryptaspasma sanvito sp. n., Pseudancylis sphensaccula sp. n., Aglaopollex niveofascia sp. n., Aglaopollex gana sp. n., Auchenancylis macrauchenia sp. n. Hemimene sevocata is transferred to Auchancylis.

A revision of Mesochariodes is provided with a list of known species and characteristics of Proteoteras and Acroclita. Three species are described as new: Mesochariodes armifera sp. n., M. obrimospina sp. n., M. ochyrosetaria sp. n. Male genitalia of M. tablonica are redescribed.

Until now, 20 species of leaf-mining micromoths of the genus Phyllocnistis Zeller (Lepidoptera, Gracillariidae) have been known to occur in the Neotropical region. Here we revise the previously known species and describe seven new species: four from French Guiana, P. kawakitai BritoLopez-Vaamonde, sp. nov., P. norak BritoLopez-Vaamonde, sp. nov., P. ohshimai BritoLopez-Vaamonde, sp. nov., P. petronellii BritoLopez-Vaamonde, sp. nov.; and, three from Brazil, P. helios BritoMoreira, sp. nov., P. jupiter BritoMoreira, sp. nov. and P. xylopiella BritoBecker, sp. nov. Lectotypes are designated for P. aurilinea Zeller, 1877; P. citrella Stainton, 1856; P. rotans and P. sexangula Meyrick, 1915. Detailed descriptions of the pattern of forewing fasciae are provided for all species. Host plant associations, photographs of adults and illustrations of genitalia, when available, are provided for the described species of Neotropical Phyllocnistis. In addition, DNA barcodes were used for the delimitation of some species.

Until now, 20 species of leaf-mining micromoths of the genus Phyllocnistis Zeller (Lepidoptera, Gracillariidae) have been known to occur in the Neotropical region. Here we revise the previously known species and describe seven new species: four from French Guiana, P. kawakitai Brito & Lopez-Vaamonde, sp. nov., P. norak Brito & Lopez-Vaamonde, sp. nov., P. ohshimai Brito & Lopez-Vaamonde, sp. nov., P. petronellii Brito & Lopez-Vaamonde, sp. nov.; and, three from Brazil, P. helios Brito & Moreira, sp. nov., P. jupiter Brito & Moreira, sp. nov. and P. xylopiella Brito & Becker, sp. nov. Lectotypes are designated for P. aurilinea Zeller, 1877; P. citrella Stainton, 1856; P. rotans and P. sexangula Meyrick, 1915. Detailed descriptions of the pattern of forewing fasciae are provided for all species. Host plant associations, photographs of adults and illustrations of genitalia, when available, are provided for the described species of Neotropical Phyllocnistis. In addition, DNA barcodes were used for the delimitation of some species.

Three genera - Phloerampha, Goditha and Ranapoaca - are treated, and the following species are described as new: Phloerampha involuta sp. n., Goditha latebrata sp. n., G. plesia sp. n., G. prepocydia sp. n., Ranapoaca rostellaria sp. n., R. memata sp. n. and R. liota sp. n. Laspeyresia sporosema MEYRICK is transferred to Goditha.

Two genera, Acailandica and Ipamerica, and five species (Acailandica acailandiae, A. maja, A. hilara, A. cacaulandiae, Ipamerica auctuncus) are described as new. Species of Acailandica are brightly colored (= telochromatic), whereas those of Ipamerica are cryptic. Carpocapsa comptana Walker, Grapholitha subtilana Zeller, and Laspeyresia pyrozona Meyrick are transferred to Acailandica, resulting in the following new combinations: Acailandica comptana (Walker), A. subtilana (Zeller), and A. pyrozona (Meyrick).

Neotropical members of four genera of Grapholitini are treated: Ethelgoda HEINRICH, Ofatulena HEINRICH, Cyanocydia gen. n., and Metacydia gen. n. Five species are described as new: Ethelgoda escarcegae sp. n., E. anfracta sp. n., E. stynophra sp. n., Ofatulenalathetica sp. n., and Metacydia polyseta sp. n.

Revision of the Neotropical genus Tsinilla Heinrich (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) Neotropical species of Tsinilla known to date are listed, and 14 species are discussed, five of which (T. basirufa sp. n., T. merana sp. n., T. rhopos sp. n., T. kilastra sp. n., T. roseonigra sp. n.) are described as new. Argyroploce impolita Meyrick and Olethreutes isopercna Meyrick are transferred to Tsinilla.

Records and descriptions of Neotropical Megalota Diakonoff (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) Twelve species of Megalota are reported from the Neotropics; four of them (M. platanillana sp. n. from Mexico, M. belemana sp. n., M. lacertospina sp. n. and M. bahia sp. n. from Brazil) are described as new.

New species of Hynhamia Razowski and other genera close to Toreulia Razowski & Becker (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) Seven genera and 24 species are treated; two genera (Ayazua gen. n., Ibateguara gen. n.) and 20 species (Hynhamia albicorpus sp. n., H. bahiana sp. n., H. diversa sp. n., H. patatea sp. n., Ayazua hyeroglyphica sp. n., Ramaperta telemaca sp. n., Brusqeulia guaramiranga sp. n., B. ceriphora sp. n., B. uncicera sp. n., B. costispina sp. n., B. bonita sp. n., B. tineimorpha sp. n., B. atrograpta sp. n., B. caracagena sp. n., B. baeza sp. n., B. monoloba sp. n., B. jacupiranga sp. n., B. atrocentra sp. n., Limeulia cimoliochroa sp. n., Ibateguara spinosissima sp. n.). Paraneulia Razowski & Becker, 1999 is synonimized with Hynhamia Razowski, 1987.

Systematics and distribution of Neotropical Microcorsini (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) Distributional data on five species are provided; one species, Cryptaspasma montana sp. n. is described, and the hitherto unknown female genitalia of two other species are illustrated.

The male, female, pupa and larva of a new species of Gelechiidae (Lepidoptera), Locharcha opportuna Moreira and Becker, are described and illustrated with the aid of optical and scanning electron microscopy. A preliminary analysis of mitochondrial DNA sequences including members of related lineages is also provided. The immature stages are associated with galls induced by a species of Palaeomystella Fletcher (Lepidoptera: Momphidae) on Tibouchina sellowiana (Cham.) Cogn. (Melastomataceae), endemic to the Atlantic Rainforest. Larvae are kleptoparasitic, usurping the gall internal space and thereafter feeding on the internal tissues. By determining the variation in population density of both species and following gall development individually throughout ontogeny under field conditions, we demonstrated that the kleptoparasite completes its life cycle inside galls induced by Palaeomystella, where pupation occurs. The variation in seasonal abundance of the kleptoparasite is tied to that of the cecidogenous species, with their corresponding peaks in density occurring sequentially.http://zoobank.org/urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:525F6D52-8CE1-47D1-A0D9-78B564DF5565

The taxonomic status of 94 nominal species of Noctuoidea from Cuba described by Herrich-Schäffer, and two species described by Gundlach is discussed. Type material of 49 nominal species preserved in Coll. Gundlach, Instituto de Ecologia y Sistemática, Havana, is evaluated. Seventy species names of Herrich-Schäffer and two of Gundlach are recognized, one genus name and 39 species names are synonymized, 16 new combinations, four reinstated synonyms and two species recalled from synonymy are established.

Three new cecidogenous species of Palaeomystella Fletcher (Lepidoptera, Momphidae) from the Brazilian Atlantic Rain Forest are described. Larvae of P. fernandesi Moreira & Becker, sp. n., P. rosaemariae Moreira & Becker, sp. n. and P. tavaresi Becker & Moreira, sp. n. induce galls, respectively, on Tibouchina sellowiana (Cham.) Cogn., T. asperior (Cham.) Cogn. and T. fissinervia (Schrank & Mart. ex DC.) Cogn. (Melastomataceae). Adults, immature stages and galls are illustrated, and data on life history and a preliminary analysis of mitochondrial DNA sequences, including related species, are also provided.

Epidromia lienaris (Hubner, 1823) comb. n. is the oldest name for the species later described as E. pannosa Guenee, 1852, syn. n., E. zetophora Guenee, 1852 syn. n., Thermesia glaucescens Walker, 1858 syn. n., T. suffusa Walker, 1858 syn. n., T. tinclifera Walker, 1858, syn. n., T. lenis Walker, 1858 syn. n., T. valida (Walker, 1865) syn. n., Ophisma anlica Walker, 1865 syn. n., E. xanthogramma Wallengren, 1860 syn. n. and E. rotundata Herrich-Schaffer, 1869 syn. n.; E. poaphiloides (Guenee, 1852), is regarded the senior name for Ophiusa profana Walker, 1858 syn. n. and Remigia saluratior Walker, 1858 syn. n. Manbuta pyraliformis (Walker, 1858), comb. n. and M. nigrisparsa (Dognin, 1914), comb. n., are removed from Epidromia Guenee, 1852 and Iluza Walker, 1865 respectively.

Two genera, Acailandica and Ipamerica, and five species (Acailandica acailandiae, A. maja, A. hilara, A. cacaulandiae, Ipamerica auctuncus) are described as new. Species of Acailandica are brightly colored (= telochromatic), whereas those of Ipamerica are cryptic. Carpocapsa comptana Walker, Grapholitha subtilana Zeller, and Laspeyresia pyrozona Meyrick are transferred to Acailandica, resulting in the following new combinations: Acailandica comptana (Walker), A. subtilana (Zeller), and A. pyrozona (Meyrick).

Enigmogramma antillea sp. n., from Puerto Rico and Cuba, is the second endemic Plusiinae recorded for the Antilles.

Nycetyx brevis sp. n., is described from Central Brazil. After over 30 years of intensive collecting in Central Brazil, five species of sphinx moths belonging to Nyceryx Boisduval, (1875), were recorded by the author: N. alophus (Boisduval, (1875)), N. coffeae (Walker, 1856), N. continuus (Walker, 1856), and two endemic undescribed species. One of the last two was described as Nyceryxfurtadoi HAXAlRE (1996: 351) based on specimens collected in the states of Mato Grosso and Goias, Central Brazil. The other is being described here. The type material is deposited in the author's collection, Brasilia, Distrito Federal.

The identity of Laemocharis ignicolor Ménétriés, 1857 is established for the first time and is synonymized under Cosmosoma erythrarchos (Walker, 1854), syn. n.; lectotypes for L. ignicolor and L. vulnerata Herrich-Schäffer, [1854] are here designated. A identidade de Laemocharis ignicolor Ménétriés, 1857 é estabelecida pela primeira vez e sinonimizada sob Cosmosoma erythrarchos (Walker, 1854), syn. n.; lectótipos para L. ignicolor e L. vulnerata Herrich-Schäffer, [1854] são aqui designados.

The New World species of Atteva Walker are reviewed and illustrated in colour. One name: A. pustulella (Fabricius), nom. rev. and three species: A. aurea (Fitch), sp. rev., A. floridana (Neumoegen), sp. rev. and A. gemmata (Grote), sp. rev. are reinstated; five names are synonymised under A. aurea: Poeciloptera compta Clemens, syn. n., A. edithella Busck, syn. n., A. exquisita Busck, syn. n., A. ergatica Walsingham, syn. n. and A. microsticta Walsingham, syn. n.; four new species are described: A. rawlinsi sp. n., from the Dominican Republic, A. sidereoides sp. n., from Jamaica, A. entermedia sp. n., from Antigua, and A. zebrina sp. n., from Brazil; lectotypes for A. floridana and A. glaucopidella (Guenée) (=fulviguttata) are also designated. As species de Atteva Walker são revistas e ilustradas em cores. Um nome: A. pustulella (Fabricius), nom. rev. e três espécies: A. aurea (Fitch), sp. rev., A. floridana (Neumoegen), sp. rev. and A. gemmata (Grote), sp. rev. são restabelecidos; cinco nomes são considerados sinônimos recentes de A.aurea: Poeciloptera compta Clemens, syn. n., A. edithella Busck, syn. n., A. exquisita Busck, syn. n., A. ergatica Walsingham, syn. n. e A. microsticta Walsingham, syn. n.; quatro espécies novas são descritas: A. rawlinsi sp. n., da República Dominica, A. sidereoides sp. n., da Jamaica, A. entermedia sp. n., de Antigua, e A. zebrina sp. n., do Brazil; são designados lectótipos para A. floridana e A. glaucopidella (Guenée) (=fulviguttata).

Twenty-one new species of Chimoptesis are described and illustrated: C. costaricae (TL: Costa Rica: San Jose), C. phanera (TL: Mexico: Chiapas), C. rubigo (TL: Mexico: Chiapas), C. rosariana (TL: Cuba: Pinar Rio), C. miniaula (TL: Mexico: Chiapas), C. kallion (TL: Mexico: Chiapas), C. potosiana (TL: Mexico: Nuevo Leon), C. obliquaria (TL: Mexico: Nuevo Leon), C. angulata (TL: Mexico: Chiapas), C. dentitia (TL: Mexico: Chiapas), C. faceta (TL: Mexico: Nuevo Leon), C. caera (TL: Mexico: Chiapas), C. castanescens (TL: Mexico: Chiapas), C. albomixta (TL: Mexico: Distrito Federal), C. cornigera (TL: Mexico: Nuevo Leon), C. mitrion (TL: Mexico: Nuevo Leon), C. setoses (TL: Cuba: Santiago), C. juniptesis (TL: Mexico: Chiapas), C. tamaulipasia (TL: Mexico: Tamaulipas), C. zoquiapana (Mexico: Distrito Federal), and C. rufobrunnea (TL: Costa Rica: San Jose). Formerly known only from the U.S., Chimoptesis is recorded south to Costa Rica in Central America and Cuba in the Caribbean.