Idalus lineosus Walker, 1869

Silva, Karoline M. O., Câmara, Joseleide T. & Teston, José A., 2023, An annotated catalogue of the Phaegopterina (Erebidae, Arctiinae, Arctiini) of state of Maranhão, Brazil, Zootaxa 5285 (1), pp. 1-40 : 18

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).