Selenarctia elissa (Schaus, 1892)

Type locality. Brazil, Rio de Janeiro.

Type specimen. Lectotype ♀ no. 11046 designated by Watson (1971: 30) (USNM).

Taxonomic references. Schaus (1892), Hampson (1901), Rothschild (1910), Watson (1975), Watson & Goodger (1986) and Vincent & Laguerre (2014).

Material examined. Brazil, Maranhão: Mirador, Mirador State Park, 6°24'46.97"S / 44°28'47.03"W. Light traps, 21.ii.–01.iii.2004, F. Limeira-de-Oliveira legit, 1 ♁ (CZMA) ; idem, 03–08.iii.2008, 1 ♁ (CZMA); idem, 07–14.v.2010, 1 ♀, 1 ♁ (CZMA) .

Months records in Maranhão. January, February, March and May.

Geographical records in Brazil. Amazonas, Pará (Amazon), Rio de Janeiro and Santa Catarina ( Atlantic Forest).