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 55841 10.11646/zootaxa.3494.1.1 17277230-72bb-4500-8e53-1bd8e3ca6d74 1175­5334 6380783 E31EF0DC-825E-4D60-8AED-3127019CF8F0 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 ) .