The Neotropical species of Elmohardyia Rafael are re-charaterized based principally on the male terminalia drawing and 15 new species and/or subspecies are described: argentocincta (Peru); argyrogaster (Peru, Brazil); arnaudi (USA, Mexico, Costa RICA); arx (Peru); circulus (Brazil); denigrata (Chile); lanei australis (Brazil); merga (Peru); papaveroi(Peru, Brazil); reversa (Brazil); spatulaia (Brazil); spuria Brazil); tingomariae (Peru) and tuberosa (Brazil).