Eoophyla dentisigna, Published, 2012

Agassiz, David J. L., 2012, The Acentropinae (Lepidoptera: Pyraloidea: Crambidae) of Africa, Zootaxa 3494, pp. 1-73 : 30-31

Eoophyla dentisigna sp. n.

Type locality: Cameroon, Lolodorf .

Imago (Fig. 49): Wingspan 15–18mm. Head whitish; labial palpus segment 3 white, of equal length to segment 2 which is fulvous basally. Thorax brownish yellow, tegulae whitish. Forewing ground colour white; basal half of costa brown; an oblique brown subbasal fascia; a broad yellow fascia from middle of dorsum not reaching costa but curved to termen; a greyish blotch on dorsum beyond halfway; two white costal strigulae edged fuscous, separated by yellowish brown; a silver grey tornal spot; termen yellow edged with a series of black dots; cilia fuscous. Hindwing base white with an obscure fuscous fascia; a broad yellow antemedian fascia, followed by a white zone with fuscous scales near edges; two parallel fuscous subterminal lines; four black terminal eyespots, 1 small, each with a silver blue spot on the inner side, above each eyespot is a dark fuscous crescent, silver grey beyond eyespot 4, cilia pale fuscous. Legs whitish. Abdomen pale ochreous grey.

Male genitalia (Fig. 110): Uncus evenly tapered to a blunt apex; gnathos 5/6 uncus, digitate with several spines around apex; valva sides parallel, specialised seta arising from middle of terminal area of valva bearing a broad flat spade-shaped termen; juxta broad and short; aedeagus fairly wide then narrowed towards apex where is is clothed with fine spines.

Female genitalia (Fig. 161): ostium very wide, antrum long, gradually narrowing, sclerotised wrinkles near colliculum; corpus bursae slightly longer than antrum, a sclerotised plate at anterior end bearing a row of spines, one large spine is separate, posterior half of corpus bursae with sclerotised ridges in a herringbone pattern.

Tympanal organs: Venulae long and widely separated, very slightly closer together posteriorly.

Biology: Unknown, adults taken in iii, xii,

Distribution: Congo, Cameroon, Sierra Leone.

Material examined: Holotype ♀ Cameroon | Lolodorf | L. Conradt| BMNH Pyralidae slide 21342 ( BMNH); 2 paratypes: 1♀ “ CAMEROON, East Prov. , Dja Reserve , Schouam : Rock , 18–19.04.93, K.V.N. Maes ”, 1♀ " CAMEROON, North , Kourouk Safari Camp, near Mayo Oldiri river 08°03´24"N 14°22´22"E, 650m. MV light 14.v.2000, K.V.N.Maes” ( KVNM).

SIERRA LEONE 5 specimens ( BMNH) ; CONGO: 1♂ Brazzaville, slide No. 00523 ( MRAC) .