The Acentropinae (Lepidoptera: Pyraloidea: Crambidae) of Africa
Author
Agassiz, David J. L.
The Natural History Museum, London SW 7 5 BD
D.Agassiz@nhm.ac.uk
text
Zootaxa
2012
2012-09-21
3494
1
73
journal article
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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.