A revision of the genus Deltote R. L. and its allied genera from Japan and Taiwan (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae; Acontiinae). Part 1. A generic classification of the genus Deltote R. L. and its allied genera

Abstract

Thirty-three species of Japanese and Formosan Noctuid moths belonging to Deltote and its allied genera of Acontiinae are revised in comparison with two European and North American species. Both of the well-known genera, Lithacodia Hübner, 1818 and Eustrotia Hübner, [1821] which have been used extensively in entomological works, are found to be new synonyms of Deltote R. L., 1817. Four new genera, i.e., Protodeltote, Koyaga, Sugia and Pseudodeltote are erected. The phylogenetic relationships among them are discussed.