Eoophyla accra ( Strand, 1912 ) Agassiz, David J. L., 2012

Agassiz, David J. L., 2012, The Acentropinae (Lepidoptera: Pyraloidea: Crambidae) of Africa, Zootaxa 3494, pp. 1-73 : 26-27

Eoophyla accra ( Strand, 1912) comb. n.

Cataclysta accra Strand, 1912: 77 .

Argyractis dorophanes Meyrick, 1937: 101 . syn. n.

Eoophyla alba Mey, 2009: 36–38 . syn. n.

Type locality: Ghana, Accra .

Imago (Fig. 50): Wingspan 13–18mm. Head whitish, labial palpus shining whitish, upturned, segment 3 longer than 2; maxillary palpus conspicuous, whitish; proboscis yellowish, about half length of body. Forewing base dull fuscous towards costa, subbasal area white, median area of wing ochreous; a broad costal strigula beyond halfway white suffused pale fuscous and edged fuscous near costa; a white strigula before apex edged fuscous; a silver grey tornal spot; termen ochreous edged by dark fuscous dashes; cilia fuscous. Hindwing base white, ochreous median fascia outwardly edged fuscous; postmedian area white; a dark subterminal line, the outer line broken in middle; three terminal eye spots, 1 preceded by a silver grey spot and ochreous wedge, 2 with ochreous wedge near outside, 3 with ochreous wedge within the spot, followed by a fourth silver grey dot. Legs pale ochreous, forelegs fuscous on and below joints. Abdomen pale ochreous.

Male genitalia (Fig. 109): Uncus tapered to a blunt point; gnathos ¾ uncus; valva sub-oblong with process arising from lower part of termen bearing three specialized setae, which are sharply angled inwards at 1/3 to ¼ of their length, juxta broad, saccus with a narrow dome pointing anteriorly, aedeagus (Fig. 109a) slender simple; Segment 8 with a sclerotised plate (Fig. 109c) bearing a central spur, this plate has length similar to its width.

Female genitalia (Fig. 156): Antrum long becoming wrinkled before colliculum; corpus bursae long with signum at 1/3 comprising a plate with double sclerotised ridges.

Tympanal organs: Venulae long, widely separated, waisted near middle.

Diagnosis: Differs from other African Eoophyla species in the predominantly white colour of the wings; the plate on sternum 8 of the male is of similar width to its height, with tapering sides.

Biology: Unknown.

Distribution: Sierra Leone, Ghana, Bioko Island, Cameroon, Angola, D.R. Congo, Uganda.

Material examined: Holotype ♂ Gold Coast, Accra Lome , 26.viii.1904 ( MNHB).

CONGO: 1♀ Brazzaville ( TMMA) ; D.R. CONGO: 1♀ Dungu, Upper Uelle Dist. 1♀ Fazenda Congulu ( BMNH) ; UGANDA: 1♂ Ruwenzori Range, Bundibugyo;, Amboin Dist. 7–800m, 12–16.April 1934; 2 without abdomen Ceramba , Bihé , ANGOLA, March 1903 ; CAMEROON: 1♀, Ysabassi Dist , 4˚N, 10˚E, Dec. 1937 ( BMNH) , 1♂ 2♀ Korup Park ( RMCA) .