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 10.11646/zootaxa.3494.1.1 17277230-72bb-4500-8e53-1bd8e3ca6d74 1175­5334 6380783 E31EF0DC-825E-4D60-8AED-3127019CF8F0 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 ) .