Euphaneta Schaus, 1928

Laurent, Ryan A. St & Kawahara, Akito Y., 2019, Reclassification of the Sack-bearer Moths (Lepidoptera, Mimallonoidea, Mimallonidae), ZooKeys 815, pp. 1-114 : 33

Euphaneta Schaus, 1928 Figs 35, 72, 152

Type species.

Phaneta divisa Walker, 1855.

Diagnosis.

This genus is similar to Aleyda , but Euphaneta are larger, have broader, more ovoid wings, lunate hyaline patches on all wings, and lack clearly distinct antemedial and postmedial lines, but rather have a dark brown antemedial area which merges with a brown costal region that extends along the length of the wing. Euphaneta are cryptically colored, apparently camouflaged resembling a woody stem.

Apomorphy.

Hood-like juxtal process (Fig. 35a) dorsal to weakly sclerotized phallus which is shorter than the juxtal hood above it; this juxtal process is a large, substantial structure comprising almost entire diaphragmal area.

Remarks.

We were unable to include the female of E. divisa , however sexual dimorphism in Euphaneta is not overly significant, with females only being larger and with broader wings than the males.