﻿MOTHS OF THE GENUS CINCIA — FIELD 321 



Five specimens examined. 



Remarks. — The genitalia of the type of conspersa were studied by 

 D. S. Fletcher, of the Department of Entomology, British Museum of 

 Natural History, and found to bo the species illustrated in the present 

 paper as figure 11 on plate 8. 



CINCIA SORDIDA (Moschler) 



Autoceras sordida Moschler, Abh. Senckenb. naturf. Ges., vol. 14, p. 32, 1886. 

 Aemene sordida (Moschler), Kirby, A synonymic catalogue of Lepidoptera 



Heterocera, vol. 1, p. 368, 1892. 

 Cincia conspersa Walker, Hampson {nee Walker), in part {Autoceras sordida 



in synonymy of Cincia conspersa) , Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalaenae 



in the British Museum, vol. 2, p. 389, 1900. 



Male. — Not significantly different from conspersa in habitus. Pal- 

 pus usually darker and usually no reduction in the number of black 

 spots on upper side of forewing. 



Length of forewing, 8-10 mm. 



Male genitalia (pi. 8, fig. 12) with characters as given in the key. 



Female. — Habitus like that of male, lacking the patch of specialized 

 scales found on upper side of hind wing in that sex. 



Length of forewing, 9-9.8 mm. 



Female genitalia (pi. 8, fig. 13) with characters as given in the key. 



Type locality. — Jamaica. 



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

 Exemplare"). 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 Msochler collection. The genitalia of the male 

 were dissected by Dr. Hering, and I hereby designate this dissected 

 m.ale as the lectotype. He compared the genitalia of this specimen 

 with photographs of drawings sent to him and found that sordida is 

 the species I have figured on plate 8, figure 12. 



Location oj type. — Lectotype in the Moschler collection. Zoological 

 Museum of the University of Berhn. 



Distribution. — Jamaica: Portland Parish, Norwich near Port An- 

 tonio; St. Ann Parish, Claremont; Manchester Parish, Mandeville; 

 Trelawny Parish, Baron Hill, near Troy (May) ; St. Elizabeth Parish, 

 Santa Cruz; parish unknown. May Hill. 



Nineteen specimens examined. 



Comparative remarks. — This species, although not closely related to 

 conspersa, I believe belongs in the genus Cincia because of the great 

 similarity between the two m the aedeagus, anellus, and gnathos. 

 C. sordida is easily separated from conspera by the structure of the 

 harpes and of the anterior genital and ostium bursae plates. 



PARACINCIA, new genus 



Type. — Paracincia hutleri, new species. 



Males unknown. 



Labial palpus and antenna of female as in Amylicincia. 



