Abstract: The present invention is to provide a novel agrigultural chemical, particularly an insecticide or acaricide, and discloses a substituted benzanilide compound represented by the formula (1): ?wherein W1 and W2 each independently represent an oxygen atom or a sulfur atom, X represents a halogen atom, etc., Y represents C1 to C6 alkyl, etc., R1 represents C1 to C12 alkyl, a C1 to C6 alkylthio(C1 to C6) alkyl, a C1 to C6 alkylsulfinyl(C1 to C6) alkyl or a C1 to C6 alkylsulfonyl(C1 to C6) alkyl, etc., R2 and R3 each independently represent a hydrogen atom, etc., R4 represents a C1 to C6 alkyl or a C1 to C6 haloalkyl, etc., R5 represents a phenoxy(C1 to C6) haloalkyl substituted by (Z)p1, a phenyl(C2 to C6) alkenyl, substituted by (Z)p1 phenyl, a phenyl substituted by (Z)p1 or L, etc., R6 represents a hydrogen atom, a C1 to C12 alkyl, a C1 to C6 alkoxy(C1 to C6) alkyl or a C1 to C6 alkylcarbonyl, etc.