title: The Mimallonidae (Lepidoptera, Mimallonoidea) of the Caribbean Basin, <br />with the descriptions of two new species.
abstract: Mimallonidae of the Caribbean Basin are discussed, with attention primarily given to species endemic to the Caribbean islands and the northern coast of Venezuela. The Caribbean Basin is a political term for tropical regions circumscribed by the Gulf of Mexico. Cicinnus bahamensis sp. n. is described from the Bahamas, the first species of Mimallonidae from this country. The Cuban species Cicinnus packardii (Grote, 1865), the closest relative of C. bahamensis sp. n., is figured and compared. A third, similar, species from northern coastal Venezuela, C. falcoargenteus sp. n., is described and compared to the previous two species.
authors.affiliation: Cornell University, Comstock Hall, Department of Entomology, Ithaca, NY 14853-2601 USA.; Email: ras569@cornell.edu.
authors.forename: Ryan A St
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Laurent
authors.affiliation: New York State Museum, 222 Madison Ave, Albany, NY 12230, USA.; Email: timothy.mccabe@nysed.gov.
authors.forename: Timothy L
authors.initials: TL
authors.lastname: Mccabe
mesh_terms: D063147:Animal Distribution; D000825:Animal Structures / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000254:growth & development; D000818:Animals; D049628:Body Size; D017691:Caribbean Region; D017753:Ecosystem; D005260:Female; D007915:Lepidoptera / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification* / Q000254:growth & development; D008297:Male; D009929:Organ Size