Melese incertus (Walker, 1855)

Type locality. [Brazil], Pará .

Type specimen. Holotype ♁ (NHMUK).

Taxonomic references. Walker (1855), Druce (1901), Rothschild (1909), Hampson (1920) 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) ; Caxias, Inhamum Ecological Reserve, 4°53'52"S / 43º26'02"W. Light traps, 01–03.ix.2005, R.O. Souza legit, 4 ♁ (CZMA) ; idem, 03–05.x.2005, 1 ♁ (CZMA) .

Months records in Maranhão. September, October and November.

Geographical records in Brazil. Amapá, Amazonas, Pará, Rondônia (Amazon), Piauí (Cerrado) and Rio de Janeiro ( Atlantic Forest).