﻿MOTHS OF THE GENUS CINCIA — FIELD 323 



Comparative remarks. — This species is easily distinguished from P. 

 dognini, its closest relative, by having yellow scales on head, thorax, 

 and wings. 



PARACINCIA DOGNINI, new species 



Male. — Unlvnown. 



Female. — Similar to P. butleri. Palpus and frons and vertex of head 

 fuscous. Patagia and tegulae paler. Forewing above fuscous, with 

 dark-brown spots pale and indistinct. Hind wing above and below 

 and forewing below fuscous. 



Length of forewing, 9.5 mm. 



Female genitalia (pi. 9, fig. 15) as characterized in the key. 



Type locality and distribution. — Newport, Manchester Parish, 

 Jamaica. 



Additional type data. — Described from a single specimen, the holo- 

 type, female (locality as given above; U.S.N.M. No. 34816; February 

 19, 1937; E. A. Chapin; 9 genitalia preparation W.D.F. No. 2895). 



Location of type. — In United States National Museum. 



Comparative remarks. — This species is closely related to P. butleri. 

 It is easily distinguished from butleri in the habitus by the lack of 

 yellow scales on the head, thorax, and wings. 



PARVICINCIA, new genus 



Type. — Parvicincia belli, new species. 



Labial palpus upturned, not appressed ; short, not reaching middle 

 of frons (in ventral view) . 



Antenna of male and female filiform and gradually more slender to 

 the tip; each subsegment with two pair of bristles, one from near or 

 above middle of ventrolateral margin of subsegment, the second much 

 smaller and just behind the first; subsegments pubescent. 



Venation as described for the group except in the forewing, veins 4 

 and 5 are never separate, and in the hind wing vein 3 is always stalked 

 with 4 from lower angle of coll and 5 is absent. 



Male genitalia (pi. 9, fig. 16) with cmwed and hooldike uncus 

 terminating in a constricted and elongate point; gnathos usually 

 absent, if present greatly reduced, being represented by a spur or 

 spine. This spine sometimes found on one side only. Ventral plate 

 (juxta) of anellus absent; dorsal plate of anellus large, lightly sclero- 

 tized and connected to transtilla of harpe; vinculum triangular, about 

 as wide as long; aedeagus nearly straight, tapered and pointed with 

 bulbus ejaculatorius dorsaUy from near anterior end; vesica with 

 numerous scobinations ; harpe with cuiUer and subapical arm and lobe. 



Female genitalia with ductus bursa long and slightly cm-ved later- 

 ally; entrance to bursa copulatrix without armature; bursa copulatrix 

 slightly longer than broad and with two dentate signa, one a circular 

 plate and above middle and the second a lunular-shaped plate and just 



