Euharpyia, SCHAUS, 1901

14. EUHARPYIA SCHAUS, 1901 View in CoL

Euharpyia Schaus, 1901 Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1901: 324. Type-species: Euharpyia comita Schaus, 1901 . Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1901.

Adults. ( Figure 2B View FIGURE 2 , 10K View FIGURE 10 ) Head: male antennae pectinated on basal half; antennal tufts present; third segment of labial palpus short. Thorax: prothoracic leg scent pocket present, claws bifid. Wings (wingspan): males ~ 38 mm; forewing pattern consists of a black and grey or even green mottled pattern, black spot above discal cell, costal base with contrasting region, accessory cell absent. Abdomen: hair-like terminal tufts and dark spots present. Male terminalia ( Figure 6F View FIGURE 6 ): eighth tergite with midplate, eighth sternite with a deeply bifurcated U shape, anteriorly with long horn-like processes. SSO present; valvae membranous with petal-like shape; costulae present with pointed projections; uncus short and thin. Aedeagus short with apical thorn.

Diagnosis. The presence of a paired process on the anterior margin of the eighth sternite is somewhat unique to this genus but is similar to the type species of the following genus. However, in Eunotela the valvae are narrower.

Comments. Externally, this genus resembles some Heterocampinae (e.g. Ophitis Felder and Notelina Becker ). However, the presence of the antennal tuft, absence of cteniophores (present in both Ophitis and Notelina ), the costulae, and the presence of the SSO support that Euharpyia belongs to the Nystaleinae .

Distribution. From Costa Rica to Brazil.

Species included (3).

Euharpyia ahazicha Schaus, 1937

Euharpyia comita Schaus, 1901 *

Euharpyia tropica (Schaus, 1894)