Genus Elaphria Hübner, 1818

Elaphria Hübner, 1818, Zuträge zur Sammlung Exotischer Schmettlinge 1: l6. Type-species: Elaphria grata Hübner, 1818 [USA], Florida.

Synonymy: Agrotis Hübner, 1808, suppr. (ICZN, 1966 Op. 789); Hapalotis Hübner, [1821] 1816; Monodes Guenée, 1852; Carbona Schaus, 1906; Psilomonodes Warren, 1911; Agrotis auct.; Erastria auct.; Mesostrota Möschler, 1890, misspl.

Elaphria is a large New World, predominantly Neotropical genus with 127 species; 14 are known from North America, one from Palaearctic, one from China, three from India and one from Africa (Pogue & Bolling 2003). Fibiger & Hacker (2007) listed four Palaearctic species ( E. albiviata (Hampson, 1909), E. conjugata (Moore, 1881), E. fissistigma (Hampson, 1898) and E. venustula), however the Old World species, except E. venustula, have never been revised, and placement of these requires confirmation. The main diagnostic features of Elaphria is as referred for the tribe.