Lyces ignorata (Hering), new combination Plate 29 Josia ignorata Hering, 1925: 525, fig. 71f. TYPE LOCALITY: [Not known]. TYPE: Holotype ♀, ex Staudinger Collection (ZMH). DISCUSSION: Lyces ignorata is represented in collections solely by the female holotype (pl. 29). That specimen bears no locality data, but in his original description, Hering (1925: 525) stated that it might have originated from Colombia. Lyces ignorata is closely related to L. ena, and the two could be easily confused. However, it differs in significant ways. The type of L. ignorata, with a FW length of 15.5 mm, is slightly larger than L. ena, the largest specimens of which have a FW length of 14.5 mm. The yellow FW band of L. ignorata is also much wider. Finally, the female genitalia of the ignorata type (JSM-1761) show structural differences distinguishing them from L. ena, especially with regard to the configuration of the folds at the base of the CB and the shape of the signum. I conclude that this taxon represents a valid species, and await the discovery of additional material. DISTRIBUTION: Not known. DISSECTED: Holotype ♀ (JSM-1761).

Published as part of Miller, James S, 2009, Generic Revision Of The Dioptinae (Lepidoptera: Noctuoidea: Notodontidae) Part 2: Josiini, pp. 675-1022 in Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 2009 (321) on page 768, DOI: 10.1206/321.1-1, http://zenodo.org/record/13126000