Eoophyla ruwenzoriensis, Published, 2012

Agassiz, David J. L., 2012, The Acentropinae (Lepidoptera: Pyraloidea: Crambidae) of Africa, Zootaxa 3494, pp. 1-73 : 44

Eoophyla ruwenzoriensis sp. n.

Type locality: Uganda, Ruwenzori Range

Imago (Fig. 38): Wingspan: 23–26mm. Head ochreous; palpi upcurved, whitish ochreous, basal segment laterally brown; antenna ochreous, scape paler. Thorax ochreous with central dark brown line; tegulae whitish. Forewing pearly white; a dark brown subbasal fascia narrowly extended beneath costa to meet oblique dark brown median fascia, thereby almost enclosing an elliptical white area; tornus and dorsum connected to middle of median fascia by dark brown lines; from costa a further dark brown marking curving outwards, thereby almost enclosing a further elliptical white area on costa; a further strip of white before blackish subterminal line; terminal area orange; tornal spot pale leaden grey; a chequered fuscous line in terminal cilia. Hindwing white; a diffuse fuscous mark at tornus; a weak line making a partial median fascia; a wavy double subterminal line; four conjoined black eyespots along margin of wing, containing five irregularly placed spots of metallic grey-blue, surrounded by ochreous; inner half of terminal cilia dark fuscous near eyespots. Legs ochreous-white, dark brown above along upperside of femur. Abdomen ochreous.

Male genitalia (Fig. 113): Uncus digitate; gnathos 0.6×length of uncus with a small spine on dorsal surface at tip; valva simple, costa evenly arched, dorsum with a bulge just before middle, longer setae towards apex. Aedeagus simple with a patch of sclerotised rods near apex, vesica with a very small curved cornutus.

Female genitalia: Unknown.

Tympanal organs: Venulae gently curved outwards and slightly divergent. The specimen dissected had tympani missing.

Derivation: From the name of the mountain range where it was found.

Biology: Unknown.

Distribution: Uganda, Ruwenzori range.

Material examined: Holotype ♂ + 5 paratypes ♂, all in BMNH with the data: “Kilemba, 4,500 ft. F.W.Edwards ” and an additional label “ UGANDA, Ruwenzori Range , xii.1933 – I.1934, BM E.Afr. Exp. ” One paratype dissected, BMNH Pyralidae slide No. 21245.