Notes and synonymy on the Neotropical moth genus Xylodonta Becker (Notodontidae, Nystaleinae), with special reference to the species occurring in Brazil

The Notodontidae genus Xylodonta Becker, 2014 is represented by 20 species, five of them new, four from Brazil: X. giffordi sp. n., imitans ochreibasis and robustoides n.; one Guatemala: monzoni species: pythia (Druce, 1894) stat. rev., removed the synonymy with xylinata (Walker, 1865), three: placida (Schaus, 1911) syn. n. riparia 1906) (=X. guarana 1892)) patrickgoodwilliei Chacón, 2017 1865)) are synonymized; one: N. russula (Dognin, 1909) comb. transferred to Nycterotis Felder. Diagnosis illustrations adults genitalia all species recorded Brazil provided allow their identification.