﻿MOTHS OF THE GENUS CINCIA — FIELD 317 



Distribution. — Jamaica (further locality information unlcnown). 



Six specimens examined. 



Comparative remarks. — The three transverse yellow bands on the 

 upper sm-facc of the forewing immediately distinguish this species 

 from the other members of the genus. In the male genitalia (pi. 6, 

 fig. 1) the aedeagus, harpe, anellus, and gnathos and in the female 

 genitalia (pi. 7, fig. 6) the transverse plate of seventh sternum, the 

 ostium bursae plate, and the cupules separate this species from its 

 relatives. 



AMPLICINCIA MIXTA (Mdschler) 



Autoceras mixta Moschler, Abh. Senckenb. naturf. Ges. vol. 14, p. 31, fig. 4, 



1886. 

 Aemene mixta (Moschler), Kirby, A synonymic catalogue of Lepidoptera Heter- 



ocera, p. 368, 1892. 

 Cincia pallida Butler, Hampson (nee Butler), in part (Autoceras mixta Moschler), 



Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the British Museum, vol. 2, 



p. 388, 1900. 



Male. — Palpus light gray at apex, dark brown above, with a few 

 light-gray scales in middle below. Antenna and frons dark gray or 

 brown, with a few scattered pale-gray scales. Vertex of head yellow 

 with scattered gray scales and with a dark brown spot in the middle. 

 Yellow along fore and inner margins of patagium. Mesoscutellum 

 dark gray suffused with yellow and with a pair of dark-gray spots 

 along posterior margin. Foreleg dark brown along inner side of femur, 

 thi'ough middle and at apex of tibia, at apex of first tarsal segment, 

 and from fu'st through fifth tarsal segments except for a fringe of pale 

 gray at the tip of this last segment. Hind femur and tibia fuscous, 

 hind tarsus ochraceous-white. Forewing on both sides as in pallida, 

 with a darker gray ground color above, with series of black spots on 

 upper side greatly reduced in number except along costa and outer 

 margin and heavily irrorated with yellow scales, giving the wings a 

 greenish appearance. Hind wing above and below as in pallida, usually 

 slightly darker. Patch of specialized scales on hind wing along costal 

 margin as in pallida. 



Length of forewing, 10.5-13 mm. 



Male genitalia (pi. 6, fig. 4) as given in the key. 



Female. — Entirely like male except for the lack of the patch of 

 specialized scales on hind mng near costal margin. 



Length of forewing, 13 mm. 



Female genitalia (pi. 7, fig. 9) with characters as given in the key. 



Type locality. — Claremont, St. Ann Parish, Jamaica. 



Additional type data. — Described from several examples ("Mehrere 

 Examplare"). According to Dr. E. M. Hering, of the Zoological 

 Museum of the University of Berlin, there are two specimens, a male 

 and a female, in the Moschler collection. The genitalia of the male 



