﻿MOTHS OF GENERA MULONA AND LOMUNA — FIELD 225 



2. MULONA SCHAUSI. new species 



Plate 10, Figures 4, 4A; Plate 11, Figure 9 



Male. — Habitus very much like that of Mulona grisea Ilampson. 

 All dark spots on forcwing above slightly more indistinct, orange spot 

 as in grisea. Hindwing above paler, nearly white, slightly darker 

 along outer angle and with a large dark brown patch of specialized 

 scales along middle of costal margin, extending to below front margin 

 of cell, this area covered by the fore\ving. Abdomen white above, 

 darker, more brownish below. 



Length of forcwing, 10-11 mm. 



Male genitalia as illustrated (pi. 10, fig. 4) and with characters as 

 given in the key. 



Female. — Habitus similar to that of male, forewing above suffused 

 with a dh'ty yellowish color, particularly along outer margin. Hind- 

 wing above and below entirely light fuscous with white fringes. 



Length of forewing 10 mm. 



Female genitalia as illustrated (pi. 11, fig. 9) and with characters 

 as given in the key. 



Type locality. — Matanzas, Province of Matanzas, Cuba. 



Additional type data. — Described from the holotype, male (locality 

 as listed above, type U. S. N. M. No. 34830; collection WiUiam 

 Schaus; cT genitalia slide W. D. F. No. 1655, 1941); allotype, female 

 (Santiago de las Vegas, Province of Habana, Cuba; January 24, 1933; 

 A. Otero; 9 genitalia slide W. D. F. No. 1661, 1941) and one para- 

 type, male (Province of Habana, Cuba; Father Roberto; cf genitalia 

 preparation, British Museum No. 88-1949). 



Location of types. — Holotype and allotype in the United States 

 National Museum. Para type in the British Museum of Natural 

 History. 



Distribution. — Cuba: Province of Habana, Habana, Santiago de las 

 Vegas (January) ; Province of Matanzas, Matanzas. 



Three specimens (all known) examined. 



Remarks. — Species named for the late William Schaus. 



3. MULONA MANNL new species 



Plate 10, Figures 5, 5A; Plate 11, Figure 10 



Male. — Very similar to Mulona grisea but smaller, usually with a 

 dark spot along middle of outer margin of patagium. Forewing 

 above with a marginal row of small dark spots not found in M. grisea 

 or M. schausi, orange spot absent. Hindwing above and below 

 somewhat paler than in grisea and about as in schausi. Specialized 

 scales near base at costa and pale in color. Abdomen white to pale 

 brown. 



Length of forewing, 6.5-8 mm. 



