Ormetica sypilus (Cramer, [1777])

Type locality. Suriname.

Type specimen. Undisclosed number of syntypes (UMO).

Taxonomic references. Cramer ([1777]), Walker (1856), Felder & Rogenhofer (1874), Hampson (1901), Rothschild (1909; 1910), Watson (1975), Watson & Goodger (1986) 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, 1 specimen (VOB); Mirador, Mirador State Park, 6°24'46.97"S / 44°28'47.03"W. Light traps, 17–21.ii.2007, J.C. Silva, M.J. Holanda legit, 1 ♁ (CZMA) .

Months records in Maranhão. February and November.

Geographical records in Brazil. Amazonas, Pará and Rondônia (Amazon).