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from pallida by tlie characters of the male and female genitalia given 

 in the key and illustrated on plate 6, figm-e 5, and plate 7, figure 8. 



AMPLICINCIA LATHYI, new species 



Male. — Palpus entirely dark brown or sometimes, as in the holotype, 

 wdth a few light-gray scales at apex and in middle underneath. 

 Antenna and frons dark brown, with numerous scattered white scales. 

 Base of antennae entirely white (holotype) or dark brown, with numer- 

 ous white or yellow scales. Vertex of head entirely yellow except for 

 a dark brown spot in the middle. Yellow along foremargins of patagia 

 and tegulae. Remainder of patagia and tegulae and the mesoscutellum 

 dark grayish brown with j'-ellow and with a pair of black spots along 

 posterior margin. Fore and mid legs dark brov/n along inner side of 

 femiu-, through middle and at apex of tibia. Base of first tarsal 

 segment light brown, apex and rest of tarsal segments dark brown 

 except lighter brown at tip of the fifth segment. Hind femiu- ochra- 

 ceous-white, hind tibia dark brown. Forewing above dark grayish 

 brown, with numerous black spots as in Amplicincia pallida and with 

 three large transverse bands of yellow, one in the base below costa, 

 the second and longest below cell in the middle of wing, and the third 

 subapical. The second transverse band broken into three sections 

 by large black spots. Fringe along outer margin white. Hind wing 

 above and below dark fuscous, with patch of specialized scales along 

 costal margin paler than remainder of wing. 



Length of forewing, 12 mm. in the holotype and in two paratypes; 

 16 and 17 mm. in two paratypes. 



Male genitaha (pi. 6, fig. 1) with characters as given in the key. 



Female. — Habitus like that of male and without patch of specialized 

 scales along costal area of hind wing above. 



Length of forewing, 15 mm. 



Female genitalia (pi. 7, fig. 6) with characters as given in the key. 



Type locality. — Jamaica. 



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

 J. M. St. J. Yates; cf genitalia preparation W.D.F, No. 3028, 1949); 

 allotype, female (Jamaica; 9 genitalia preparation, British Museum 

 No. 1947-271); paratype No. 1, male (same data as the holotype; 

 cf genitalia preparation W.D.F. No. 3027, 1949); paratype No. 2, 

 male (same data as holotype; cf genitalia preparation, British 

 Museum No. 1947-270) ; paratype No. 3, male (Jamaica; P. I. Lathy; 

 cf genitalia preparation W.D.F. No. 3030, 1949) and paratype No. 4, 

 male (Jamaica; P. I. Lathy; cf genitalia preparation W.D.F. No. 

 3029, 1949.) 



Location of types.— Rolotjpe, allotype, and paratypes Nos. 2 and 4 in 

 British Museum of Natural History. Paratypes Nos. 1 and 3 in 

 United States National Museum. 



