Pelochyta arontes (Stoll, [1782])

Type locality. Suriname .

Type specimens. Undisclosed number of syntypes (NHMUK).

Taxonomic references. Stoll ([1782]), Sepp ([1848]), Walker (1855), Godman & Salvin (1884), Hampson (1901), Rothschild (1910), Watson (1975), Watson & Goodger (1986) and Vincent & Laguerre (2014).

Material examined. Brazil, Maranhão: Açailândia, 4°57'14.17"S / 47°30'11.08"W Light traps, 19–27.xi.1990, V.O. Becker legit, 1 specimen (VOB) .

Month records in Maranhão. November.

Geographical records in Brazil. Pará, Rondônia (Amazon), Bahia (Cerrado), Paraná, São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro ( Atlantic Forest).