A revision of the genus Deltote R. L. and its allied genera from Japan and Taiwan (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae; Acontiinae). Part 2. Systematics of the genus Deltote R. L. and its allied genera

Abstract

Thirty-five species* of Japanese and Formosan Noctuid moths belonging to Deltote and its allied genera of Acontiinae are revised together with two European and North American species. Three new species, i.e., Protodeltote inexpectata, Sugia rufa and Neustrotia rectilineata are described. Inferred intrageneric phylogeneitc relationshps are discussed for most genera.