Pareuchaetes aurata (Butler, 1875)

Type locality. [Brazil], Espirito Santo .

Type specimens. Undisclosed number of syntype (NHMUK; one ♁ syntype labeled TYPE).

Taxonomic references. Butler (1875), Hampson (1905), Schaus (1933) 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, 3 specimens (VOB) ; Caxias, Chapada, 4°57'41,1"S / 43°29'37,3"W. Light traps, 17–21.iii.2015, K.M.O. Silva, S. Pereira, P.I. Alves, T.R.D. Carneiro legit, 1 ♁ (CZMA) ; Caxias, Inhamum Ecological Reserve, 4°53'52"S / 43º26'02"W. Light traps, 27–29.iii.2006, F. Limeira-de-Oliveira legit, 1 ♀ (CZMA) ; Mirador, Mirador State Park, 6°24'46.97"S / 44°28'47.03"W. Light traps, 19–20.xii.2006, R.O. Souza, J.C. Silva legit, 1 ♀ (CZMA) ; idem, 17–21.ii.2007, J.C. Silva, M.J. Holanda legit, 2 ♀ (CZMA) .

Months records in Maranhão. February, March, November and December.

Geographical records in Brazil. Pará (Amazon), Tocantins, Bahia (Cerrado), São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Santa Catarina (Atlantic Forest) and Rio Grande do Sul ( Atlantic Forest and Pampas).