Idalus lineosus Walker, 1869

Type locality. [ South America].

Type specimen. Lectotype ♀ designated by Watson (1975: 78) (NHMUK).

Taxonomic references. Walker (1869), Hampson (1901; 1920), Rothschild (1910), Watson (1975), Watson & Goodger (1986) and Vincent & Laguerre (2014).

Material examined. Brazil, Maranhão: Caxias, Chapada, 4°57'41.1"S / 43°29'37.3"W. Light traps, 09– 11.ix.2015, K.M.O. Silva, A.F. Teixeira, P.I.A. Santos legit, 1 ♁ (CZMA) ; Caxias, Inhamum Ecological Reserve, 4°53'52" S / 43º26'02"W. Light traps, 09–10.vi.2005, F. Limeira-de-Oliveira legit, 1 ♁ (CZMA) ; idem, 01–02.ii.2006, 1 ♁ (CZMA); idem, 25–27.vi.2006, 2 ♁ (CZMA) .

Months records in Maranhão. February, March, June and September.

Geographical records in Brazil. Amazonas, Pará (Amazon), Mato Grosso and Federal District (Cerrado), Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, Santa Catarina (Atlantic Forest), and Rio Grande do Sul ( Atlantic Forest and Pampas).