Ammalo helops (Cramer, [1776])

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 : 6-7

Ammalo helops (Cramer, [1776])

Type locality. Suriname .

Type specimens. Undisclosed number of syntypes (unknown repository).

Taxonomic references. Cramer ([1776]), Walker (1855), Grote ([1866]), Hampson (1901; 1920), Rothschild (1909; 1910), Watson & Goodger (1986) and Vincent & Laguerre (2014).

Material examined. Brazil, Maranhão: Caxias, Inhamum Ecological Reserve , 4°54'43"S / 43°25'30"W. Light traps, 09–10.i.2006, R.O. Souza legit, 2 ♁ ( CZMA) ; idem, 28–30.v.2006, 2 ♁ ( CZMA) ; Centro Novo do Maranhão, Gurupi Ecological Reserve , 03°14'01"S / 46º40'52"W. Light traps, 07–15.i.2011, F. Limeira-de-Oliveira, A.M. Abreu legit, 1 ♁ ( CZMA) .

Months records in Maranhão. January and May.

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