Eoophyla capensis ( Hampson, 1906 ) Agassiz, David J. L., 2012

Agassiz, David J. L., 2012, The Acentropinae (Lepidoptera: Pyraloidea: Crambidae) of Africa, Zootaxa 3494, pp. 1-73 : 28-29

Eoophyla capensis ( Hampson, 1906) comb. n.

Argyractis capensis Hampson, 1906: 383 .

Cataclysta sambesica Strand, 1909: 384 . syn. n.

Argyractis periopis Hampson, 1910: 496 syn. n.

Type locality: South Africa, Annshaw.

Imago (Fig. 52): Wingspan 13–21mm. Head pale ochreous; labial palpus upcurved, whitish, segment 3 almost as long as segment 2, segment 1 with scales projecting beneath; maxillary palpus whitish, tapered to a fine point; antenna dull ochreous, 2/3 length of forewing. Thorax and tegulae yellow. Forewing costa brownish for first 2/5, base pale yellow; an indistinct brownish submedian fascia, followed by some whitish scaling; a yellow median fascia; a dark brownish spot on costa just beyond middle; outer half of wing chiefly yellow; a pale fuscous wedge from dorsum beyond middle, two costal strigulae, whitish becoming silver grey and edged brown; a silver grey tornal spot; black dots along termen; terminal cilia pale fuscous. Hindwing basal half whitish with an obscure brownish fascia; curved yellow median fascia, beyond this white scattered with fuscous scales, bounded by a double dark fuscous subterminal line; four black terminal eye-spots, 1 and 2 with a silver bar near the top, 4 with silver grey above and beyond and a dark fuscous line above forming a partial third subterminal line. Legs pale ochreous, brown above joints especially of foreleg. Abdomen yellowish.

Male genitalia (Fig. 112): Uncus drawn out to a blunt tip; gnathos 4/5 uncus, rows of teeth along either side of apex; valva with costa undulating, dorsum straight, near apex a specialised seta arises from a raised base, it curves gently inwards and then exands into a flattened oval plate; anellus with a pair of blunt points either side, a cluster of small spines around apex; aedeagus clothed with small spines around tip, two long slender cornuti in the vesica and a small one near apex.

Female genitalia (Fig. 159): Ostium fairly broad, antrum long and membranous, but becoming restricted and containing strongly contorted sclerotisation before a weak colliculum; ductus bursae with a sclerotised plate bearing a longitudinal ridge; corpus bursae ovate, about half of the surface covered with fine scobination.

Tympanal organs: Venulae almost parallel, diverging towards tympanal organs, tympani long and broad.

Diagnosis: The species is distinguished by the white arc in the upper part of eyespot 1 on the hindwing.

Biology: Unknown, occurs in rivers. Adults taken in i–viii, x–xii. Probably continuously brooded.

Distribution: Not uncommon throughout East, West and Southern Africa.

Material examined: Holotype ♀ South Africa: Annshaw ( BMNH).

Holotype ♂ of Argyractis periopis Zambia [N.E. Rhodesia] Lr Kalungwisi Vy (Forest) 3500ft. 16.ix.1908, A.S.Neave ( BMNH).

Holotype of Cataclysta sambesica Kasungula.

LIBERIA: 1 specimen Nimba ( NMK); NIGERIA: 1♀ Mokwa ( BMNH); CAMEROON: 1♀ Kwamgumi Forest Reserve ( ZMUC), 3 ♂ ( BMNH), 1 specimen Mundema Korup National Park ( KVNM).; ETHIOPIA: 1♀ Lake Tana , Bahr-Dar ( MNHB); KENYA: 1♀ Laikipia ( USNM), 3♀ Nairobi ( BMNH), 6♂ 2♀ Sagana, 1♀ Samburu, 1♀ Embu ( DJLA); 3♂ Oluloa, Nairobi, 1 specimen Matthews Range, Ngeng River ( KVNM); 1♀ Eldoret ( NMK); UGANDA: 1♀ Mabira Forest ( BMNH); 20♂ W of Kampala 2 (- abdomen); 3♀ Jinja, Mabira Forest ( NMK); TANZANIA: 3♀ Amani ( BMNH), 1♀ Amani ( ZMUC), 13 ♂ 1♀ ( DJLA), 1♂ 2♀ Udzungwa Mts. ( DJLA), 2♀ Kwamgumi, 1♀ Kiwanda, 1♀ Muheza Dist ( ZMUC); 1♀ Gombe ( MNHB); 3♀ Amani, 2♂ Morogoro ( NMK); 2♀ Udzungwa, 1♂ Moshi, 1♂ 1♀ Amani ( AJK); 4♂ 7♀ Morogoro, S. of Mikumi ( KVNM); ANGOLA: 2♂ 1♀ Bang Ngola, 1♀ Cachoeiras ( BMNH); MALAWI: 8♂ 4♀ Ruo Valley , 4♂ 5♀ Mt. Mlanje , 2♀ Luchenza, Nyassa, 1♂ Zomba, Nyassa ( BMNH); 1♂ 1♀ Mt. Mulanje ( MNHB); 1♂ Lilongwe, 1♂ 2♀ Dzalanyama ( AJK); 1♀ Dedza ( TMP); 1♂ ( OUM); ZAMBIA: 1♂ 2♀ Zomba ( TMP);

NAMIBIA: 8♂ 7♀ Kunene ( MNHB) ; 1♂ Livingstone ( TMP) ; ZIMBABWE: Victoria Falls 1♂? (-abd) 1♀, Laurenceville , Vumba 1♀ ; NAMIBIA: Otjimbumbe, Kunene river 1♂ ( TMP) ; ZIMBABWE: Hubert Young Drive, Kopje View 1♀; Hunyani, Salisbury Dist 1♀; Lundi River Bridge 3♀ ; ZIMBABWE: 1♀?(-abd) Ingagui River, Salisbury Dist., 1♀ Crocodile Bridge ( TMP) ; 1♂ (Harare [ Salisbury ] BMNH) ; 2♀ Harare, 1♂ 3♀ Aberfoyle; 1♀ Skukuza, KNP Survey; 1♀ Msali Bridge , 1♀ ‘ ZIMBABWE’; 1♀ Vumba , Umtali Dist ( NMB) ; MOZAMBIQUE [Portuguese E. Africa]: 6♂ 2♀ Ruo Valley , 1♂ E of Mt Chiperone ( BMNH) , 1♀ Prov. Tete, Moatize v.78, 1♂ Prov. Niassa , lichinga v.78 ( MNHB) ; 4♀ Maronga Forest ( TMP) ; SOUTH AFRICA: 1♂ Annshaw, 1♂ Estcourt, 1♀ Pietermaritsburg , 1♀ Durban , 5♀ Transkei , 1♀ Transvaal , 2♂ 3♀ Natal ( BMNH) , 1♀ Bontabok N.P. ( MNB) .