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) .