Eoophyla minisigna sp. nov. (Figs 22, 28)

Diagnosis. The species can be obvious distinguish from other species by the minute signa in female genitalia.

Description. Wing span ♀ 23–31 mm (n = 14). Female. Head pale yellow; antennae filiform; labial palpi upturned, as long as compound eyes, densely suffused with long scales in ventral. Thorax and abdomen yellowish-brown. Legs and tarsi slender. Forewing pale yellow, base area pale yellowish-brown; a pale yellow longitudinal fascia arising along inner margin; a triangular pale yellow patch beyond discocellulares, with outer edge fuscous, incurved; postmedial fascia pale yellow, with fuscous outer edge, touched with triangular patch beyond discocellulares; submarginal fascia bank-like, pale yellow, with fuscous edges on both sides; cilia fuscous. Hindwing pale yellow; basal area white; antemedial fascia pale yellow, with fuscous outer edge, not touched with postmedial fascia; postmedial fascia pale yellow, with fuscous edges on both sides; an incision present below apex; four eyespots present along outer margin, with silvery scale in lateral; submarginal fascia pale yellow; cilia fuscous.

Female genitalia (Fig. 28). Anal papillae relatively broad, densely covered with setae; apophysis anterioris and posterioris near same length, about 1.5 times as long as anal papillae; antrum elongated; collar sclerotized; ductus seminalis arising below collar; doctus bursae about 3/5 length of corpus bursae, with minute spines; corpus bursae membranous, with a pair of minute signa at base, consisting of many minute spines, about 1/5 length of corpus bursae.

Material examined. Holotype (♀). Yunnan, Xiaomenglun, 1980.V.6, Gao Ping. Paratypes. Jiangxi, Mt. Lu, 1♀, 1974.VI.12, Song Shimei ; Guangxi, Napo, Beidou, 550 m, 2♀, 1998.IV.9, Li Wenzhu ; Guangxi, Napo, Baihe, 440 m, 4♀, 1998.IV.6, Li Wenzhu, Wu Chunsheng ; Guangxi, Napo, 990 m, 1♀, 1998.IV.7, Qiao Gexia ; Yunnan, Cangyuan, 790 m, 3♀, 1980.V.20–22, Song Shimei, Shang Jinwen ; Yunnan, Yingjiang, Nabangba, 300 m, 1♀, 1982.V.12 ; Yunnan, Xishuangbanna, Menglun, 650 m, 1♀, 1964.V.2, Zhang Baolin. All deposited in IZCAS.

Distribution. China (Jiangxi, Guangxi, Yunnan).

Etymology. The specific name is from the Latin “ mini ”, conresponding to its minute signa.