Abstract The paper provides the taxonomic revision of the genus Palaeugoa Durante, 2012. Seven new species are described: P. moa Volynkin & László, sp. nov. (Sierra Leone), P. smithi Volynkin & László, sp. nov. (Gabon, Cameroon, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda), P. megala Volynkin & László, sp. nov. (Rwanda), P. takanoi Volynkin & László, sp. nov. (Gabon), P. asafis Volynkin & László, sp. nov. (Cameroon), P. aristophanousi Volynkin & László, sp. nov. (Gabon) and P. ngoko Volynkin & László, sp. nov. (Cameroon). Nolidia peregrina Hacker, 2014 described in the family Nolidae is transferred to the genus Palaeugoa Durante, 2012 of the family Erebidae: Palaeugoa peregrina (Hacker, 2014), comb. nov. The lectotype of Xanthetis spurrelli Hampson, 1914 is designated. Adults, male and female genitalia of all species discussed are illustrated in 27 colour and 29 black and white figures. References Delabye, S., Maicher, V., Sáfián, Sz., Patocký, P., Mertens, J.E.J., Przybyłowicz, Ł., Murkwe, M., Kobe, I.N., Fokam, E.B., Janeček, Š. & Tropek, R. (2020) First records of 31 species of butterflies and moths (Lepidoptera) in Cameroon, with remarks on their elevational ranges. Biodiversity Data Journal, 8, 1–50. https://doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.8.e50543
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