Review of the Acontia areli group with descriptions of three new species (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae, Acontiinae)

Th e six-species of the Acontia areli group are examined. In addition to the existing species A. areletta, A. areli, and A. areloides, three new species are described from southwestern North America: A. toddi sp. n., A. geminocula sp. n., and A. albifusa sp. n.. A key to species, descriptions, illustrations of adults and genitalia, and distribution maps are included.