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 accra ( Strand, 1912 ) comb. n. Cataclysta accra Strand, 1912: 77 . Argyractis dorophanes Meyrick, 1937: 101 . syn. n. Eoophyla alba Mey, 2009: 36–38 . syn. n. Type locality: Ghana , Accra . Imago (Fig. 50): Wingspan 13–18mm . Head whitish, labial palpus shining whitish, upturned, segment 3 longer than 2; maxillary palpus conspicuous, whitish; proboscis yellowish, about half length of body. Forewing base dull fuscous towards costa, subbasal area white, median area of wing ochreous; a broad costal strigula beyond halfway white suffused pale fuscous and edged fuscous near costa; a white strigula before apex edged fuscous; a silver grey tornal spot; termen ochreous edged by dark fuscous dashes; cilia fuscous. Hindwing base white, ochreous median fascia outwardly edged fuscous; postmedian area white; a dark subterminal line, the outer line broken in middle; three terminal eye spots, 1 preceded by a silver grey spot and ochreous wedge, 2 with ochreous wedge near outside, 3 with ochreous wedge within the spot, followed by a fourth silver grey dot. Legs pale ochreous, forelegs fuscous on and below joints. Abdomen pale ochreous. Male genitalia (Fig. 109): Uncus tapered to a blunt point; gnathos ¾ uncus; valva sub-oblong with process arising from lower part of termen bearing three specialized setae, which are sharply angled inwards at 1/3 to ¼ of their length, juxta broad, saccus with a narrow dome pointing anteriorly, aedeagus (Fig. 109a) slender simple; Segment 8 with a sclerotised plate (Fig. 109c) bearing a central spur, this plate has length similar to its width. Female genitalia (Fig. 156): Antrum long becoming wrinkled before colliculum; corpus bursae long with signum at 1/3 comprising a plate with double sclerotised ridges. Tympanal organs: Venulae long, widely separated, waisted near middle. Diagnosis: Differs from other African Eoophyla species in the predominantly white colour of the wings; the plate on sternum 8 of the male is of similar width to its height, with tapering sides. Biology: Unknown. Distribution: Sierra Leone , Ghana , Bioko Island, Cameroon , Angola , D.R. Congo , Uganda . Material examined: Holotype ♂ Gold Coast , Accra Lome , 26.viii.1904 ( MNHB ). CONGO : 1♀ Brazzaville ( TMMA ) ; D.R. CONGO : 1♀ Dungu , Upper Uelle Dist. 1♀ Fazenda Congulu ( BMNH ) ; UGANDA : 1♂ Ruwenzori Range , Bundibugyo ;, Amboin Dist. 7–800m , 12–16.April 1934 ; 2 without abdomen Ceramba , Bihé , ANGOLA , March 1903 ; CAMEROON : 1♀ , Ysabassi Dist , 4˚N, 10˚E, Dec. 1937 ( BMNH ) , 1♂ 2♀ Korup Park ( RMCA ) .