Antiopha, SCHAUS, 1901

2. ANTIOPHA SCHAUS, 1901 View in CoL

Antiopha Schaus, 1901 . Trans, ent. Soc. Lond: 275. Type species: Antiopha multilinea Schaus, 1901 . ibid.: 275, pi. 11, Fig. 3 View FIGURE 3 .

Adults. ( Figure 1B View FIGURE 1 , 10F View FIGURE 10 ) Head: male and female antennae are simple filiform; antennal tufts absent; third segment of labial palpus short (less than ¼ length of second) ( Figure 4F View FIGURE 4 ); ocelli reduced. Thorax: male prothoracic leg with no scent pocket but brush of hairs on epiphysis present and a thin sclerotized portion of trochanter with hairs; tarsal claws bifid. Wings: males 32 to 50 mm, females 37 to 40 mm; forewing pattern in the genus is usually a dark brown with small, contrasting white spots on the marginal area; accessory cell present; hindwing simple brown with Sc-Rs connate. Abdomen: second abdominal sternite in males with double apodeme or modification; light brown abdomen with a short terminal tuft. Male terminalia ( Figure 5D View FIGURE 5 ): SSO well-developed; sclerotized costa extending to apex of valve, often curved (long bunny ear-shaped projections arising from the outer side of each valve) or with widened distal tip; juxta fused to base of sacculus and shallow to deeply concave; costulae present shaped as two sclerotized tubular projections with a smooth fan-like terminus; uncus with two well-developed and sclerotized socii. The aedeagus has a foot-like callosum that is Y-shaped. Female terminalia: Papillae anales membranous, with short setae; posterior apophyses long. Eighth tergite wishbone-shaped; anterior apophyses long. Eighth sternite m-shaped; ostium bursae wide with m-shape. Ductus bursae sclerotized and dorso-ventrally flattened for upper half or entire length. No signum.

Diagnosis. These are small moths, recognized due to the plain dark brown ground color on the forewing with contrasting white spots on the marginal area. Additionally, the costulae (two sclerotized tubular projections ending in a smooth hand fan-like shape) are unique.

Comments. Recorded hostplants for A. multilinea Schaus include several Sapindaceae species ( Serjania schiedeana , Paullinia bracteosa , Allophylus psilospermus , Serjania atrolineata , Paullinia grandifolia , and Serjania rhombea ) (Área de Conservación Gaunacaste database [ACG]). Female genitalia illustrated in Weller (1992).

Distribution. From Mexico to Brazil.

Species included (3).

Antiopha collaris Schaus, 1901

Antiopha excelsa Schaus, 1911

Antiopha multilinea Schaus, 1901 *