Cicinnus joanna Schaus, 1905

St Laurent, Ryan A. & Cock, Matthew J. W., 2017, Annotated list of Mimallonidae (Lepidoptera, Mimallonoidea) from Trinidad and Tobago, with the description of a new species of Cicinnus Blanchard, 1852 and taxonomic notes, Zootaxa 4268 (1), pp. 53-70 : 59

Cicinnus joanna Schaus, 1905

( Figs. 15, 16 )

Type locality. French Guiana [ USNM, syntype examined]

The name Cicinnus joanna is currently applied to all populations of several similar species ranging from Guatemala and Belize south to throughout South America, but are all currently considered synonyms except for C. joanna ( Becker 1996) . All synonyms of C. joanna are likely to be have full species status considering external and genitalia differences (R.A. St Laurent unpublished) and thus were inappropriately synonymized by Schaus (1928) and Becker (1996). Furthermore, genitalia examinations displays that C. joanna sensu lato belongs to Psychocampa Grote & Robinson, 1866 . Future revisions of Cicinnus and Psychocampa will ultimately be necessary to determine the true status of the several names treated as C. joanna as well as a definitive generic placement, thus we have chosen not to make these taxonomic changes at this time.

The species present in Trinidad is most likely true C. joanna due to the relative proximity of the type locality and affinity of Trinidad species with those found in French Guiana . The population of Trinidad also matches the type of C. joanna in external appearance.

The two specimens known from Trinidad were taken at light on a forested hill-top (Brigand Hill, 217 m, in the Central Range) and ridge top (Morne Bleu Textel Installation, 700 m, in the Northern Range).

Material examined. (1 ♂, 2 ♀ total) TRINIDAD: 1 ♀, Brigand Hill Lighthouse: 17.I.2004, M.J.W. Cock [leg.], at security lights by 2200 h ( MJWC) . 1 ♀, Morne Bleu, Textel Installation: 11.X.1978, M.J.W. Cock, at light (MJWC). FRENCH GUIANA: 1 ♂, Saül, Point de Vue, 8.IX.2010 ( CPC) .

Figures

FIGURES 7 – 16. Mimallonidae of Trinidad. 7. Alheita caudina male, Trinidad, 2.5 mi SE of Valencia, Valencia Forest (MJWC). 8. A. caudina female, Trinidad, La Brea Ward, Parrylands Oilfield (MJWC). 9. Cicinnus magnapuncta (putative), male, French Guiana, St. Jean du Maroni, photo courtesy of P. Collet (MNHN). 10. C. magnapuncta female, Trinidad, Cumaca Road, 4.6 mi (MJWC). 11. C. trini male, paratype, Trinidad, Hollis Reservoir (MJWC). 12. C. trini male, paratype, Trinidad, Cumaca Road, 4.6 mi (MJWC). 13. C. incerta male, Trinidad, Curepe (MJWC). 14. C. incerta female, French Guiana, Mont Itoupé, 800 m, photo courtesy of P. Collet (CPC). 15. C. joanna male, French Guiana, Saül, Point de Vue, photo courtesy of P. Collet (CPC). 16. C. joanna female, Trinidad, Brigand Hill Lighthouse (MJWC). Scale bar = 1 cm.