Eoophyla euprepialis, Published, 2012

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

Eoophyla euprepialis sp. n.

Type locality: D.R. Congo, Ht. Katania

Imago (Fig. 46): Wingspan 14–18mm. Head white; labial palpus segment 3 white, longer than segment 2, 2 with some fuscous scales above. Thorax ochreous-white. Forewing ground colour white; an indistinct fuscous or ochreous subbasal fascia, some yellow antemedian suffusion; a fuscous spot on costa at ½ weakly continued in an outwardly convex curve to dorsum; a white oblique strigula from near costa at 2/3 edged darker especially on the outer side; a subterminal costal strigula edged fuscous and lower portion filled with silver-grey; terminal area yellow, a silver-grey tornal spot; terminal cilia pale greyish ochreous. Hindwing with a small curved subbasal bar; yellow suffusion from before middle to dark subterminal line enclosing a greyish triangle below middle and before subterminal lines; a white zone before four black terminal eyespots, each bearing two bluish metallic spots, yellow between eyespots, a small silver tornal spot, terminal cilia pale fuscous. Legs white.

Abdomen whitish ochreous.

Male genitalia (Fig. 119): Uncus spatulate; gnathos armed with reverse pointing spines on the upper surface near tip; valva broad and rounded, but apex drawn into right-angled point, a pair of simple specialised setae arising near apex; juxta shaped like an inverted T, the posterior portion bearing spines on each side; saccus broad. Aedeagus slender with a small cornutus, apex clothed with small spines.

Female genitalia: Not examined.

Tympanal organs: Venulae long and waisted.

Diagnosis. This species is distinguished by the clear white area above the terminal eyespots of the hindwing and the clearly distinguished four terminal eyespots.

Derivation: from the Greek euprepes meaning beautiful.

Biology: Unknown.

Distribution: Democratic Republic of Congo, Tanzania.

Material examined: Holotype ♂: Ht. Katania | Sakania | 10.i.32 | J. Romieux. 6 Paratypes: ♀ Ht. Katania| Sakania| 24.i.32 | J. Romieux, 2♂♂ Ht. Katania | Tantara | 9.8.31 | J. Romieux, one with DJLA slide No. 3055; 2♂♂ Ht. Katania | Tshinkolobwe | Tantara | 24.8.31| J. Romieux; 1♂ head & right forewing missing, pencil label: Midingi | 1.7.30 ( MHNG).

TANZANIA: 1♀ Kigoma 1-11-1961 ( NMK) .