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A systematic study of the genera Microceris Watson, 1893, Elbella Evans, 1951, Parelbella. gen.n. (type species: Hesperia polyzona [Latreille, 1824]), Pseudocroniades. gen.n. (type species: Ericides (sic) machaon Westwood, [1852]) and Protelbella, gen.n. (type species: Pyrrhopyga (sic) alburna Mabille, 1891), a natural group of the Pyrrhopyginae, here called "Elbella Complex", is presented. The following are spp.n. and sspp.n.: Elbella intersecta paraensis, Brazil: Pará; Elbella intersecta rufitegula, Brazil: Pernambuco, Bahia, Minas Gerais, Espírito Santo and Rio de Janeiro State; Elbella viriditas boliviana, Bolivia: La Paz; Elbella lampra albociliata, Brazil: São Paulo, Paraná and Santa Catarina: Elbella azeta giffordi, Brazil: Distrito Federal and São Paulo; Elbella patrobas mexicana, Mexico: Chiapas and Quintana Roo; Elbella patrobas evansi, Colombia: Cauca, Caldas and Boyaca; Elbella patrobas tingo, Brazil: Rondonia and Peru: Huanuco and Madre de Dios; Elbella patrobas amazonica, Brazil: Amazonas; Parelbella peruana, Peru: Junin; Pseudocroniades machaon seabrai, Brazil: Rio de Janeiro State; Protelbella alburna brasiliensis, Brazil: Amazonas, Rondonia and Mato Grosso, and French Guiana: Montagne aux Cheveaux. The following genus is a syn.n.: Hegesippe Evans, 1951 of Elbella Evans, 1951. The following species and subspecies are syn.n.: Pyrrhopyga (sic) semidentata Mabille, 1877 and Elbella intersecta ilona Evans, 1951 of Elbella intersecta intersecta (Herrich-Schäffer, 1869): Pyrrhopyge carriae Bell, 1931 of Elbella viriditas viriditas (Skinner, 1920); Pyrrhopyga (sic) menecrates Mabille, 1878 and Pyrrhopyge margimmiscus Hayward, 1935 of Elbella lampra lampra (Hopffer, 1874); Elbella etna moda Evans, 1951 of Elbella etna Evans, 1951; Jemadia umbrata Mabille & Boullet, 1908 of Elbella patroclus patroclus (Plötz, 1879); Pyrrhopyga (sic) jamina Butler, 1870 and Pyrrhopyga (sic) zimra Hewitson, 1871 of Parelbella ahira ahira (Hewitson, 1857); Elbella zesta Evans, 1951 of Croniades pieria (Hewitson, 1857). The following are comb.n.: Elbella viriditas viriditas (Skinner, 1920); Elbella viriditas chia Evans, 1951; Elbella mariae molinai (Hayward, 1940): Elbella patroclus acala Evans, 1951; Parelbella polyzona (Latreille, [1824]); Parelbella ahira ahira (Hewitson, 1866); Parelbella ahira extrema (Röber, 1925); Parelbella macleannani (Godman & Salvin, 1893); Pseudocroniades machaon machaon (Westwood, [1852]): Protelbella alburna alburna (Mabille. 1891). The following are stat.n.: Elbella mariae molinai (Hayward, 1940); Elbella lustra Evans, 1951; Elbella blanda Evans, 1951. The following is a sp.rev.: Elbella patroclus patroclus (Plötz, 1879). The following is a nom.rev.: Elbella mariae molinai (Hayward, 1940). The following are stat.rev.: Elbella miodesmiata (Röber, 1925); Parelbella ahira ahira (Hewitson, 1866); Parelbella macleannani (Godman & Salvin, 1893). Lectotypes are designated for the following species or variety: Myscelus intersecta Herrich-Schäffer, 1869; Pyrrhopyga (sic) fluminis Butler, 1873; Pyrrhopyga (sic) semidentata Mabille, 1877; Pyrrhopyge lamprus Hopffer, 1874; Pyrrhopyga (sic) menecrates Mabille, 1878; Pyrrhopyga (sic) dulcinea Plöz, 1879; Pyrrhopyga (sic) luteizona Mabille, 1877; Hesperia iphinous Latreille, [1824]; Pyrrhopyga (sic) azeta Hewitson, 1866; Pyrrhopyga (sic) patrobas Hewitson, 1857; Jemadia azeta var. melanina Mabille & Boullet, 1908; Pyrrhopyga (sic) ahira Hewitson, 1866; Pyrrhopyga (sic) jamina Butler, 1870; Pyrrhopyga (sic) zimra Hewitson, 1871; Jemadia macleannani Godman & Salvin, 1893; Ericides (sic) machaon Westwood,[1852] Pyrrhopyga (sic) alburna Mabille, 1891. Neotypes are designated for the following species: Sarbia amoena Röber, 1925; Pyrrhopyga (sic) othello Plötz, 1879; Mimoniades mimetes Mabille, 1909; Jemadia miodesmiata Röber, 1925; Jemadia umbrata Mabille & Boullet, 1908; Jemadia extrema Röber, 1925.