Orthogonioptilum brunneum Jordan, 1922
| FAMILY | Saturniidae |
| SUBFAMILY | Saturniinae |
| GENUS | Orthogonioptilum |
| SPECIES | brunneum |
| AUTHOR | Jordan, 1922 |
| ORIGINAL COMBINATION | Orthogonioptilum brunneum spec. nov. |
| TYPE LOCALITY | [Ghana], Gold Coast, Takwa, leg. R. E. James. |
| GEOGRAPHICAL COORDINATES | / |
| TYPE SPECIMEN(S) | Holotype ♀, BMNH; Neallotype ♂, designated by Ph. Darge (1990d: 18), coll. Darge. |
| STATUS | Species |
| COMMENT | K. Jordan (1922b: 318) also mentioned a ♂ "doubtfully belonging here". |
| PUBLICATION | Jordan K. 1922b. A monograph of the Saturnian subfamily Ludiinae. - Novitates Zoologicae 29:249–326. |
| PAGINATION |
317–318, fig. 135; pl. 2, fig. 13
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Species Distribution
| COUNTRY | PROVINCE/STATE | PUBLICATION | PAGE |
| Ghana | Jordan K. 1922b. A monograph of the Saturnian subfamily Ludiinae. - Novitates Zoologicae 29:249–326. | 318 | |
| Ivory Coast | Darge Ph. 1987. Notes et synonymie dans le genre Orthogonioptilum (Lepidoptera Saturniidae). - Bulletin de la Société entomologique de Mulhouse 1987(4–6):17–19. | 17 | |
| Togo | Darge Ph. 1990c. Quelques Saturniidae du Togo (Lepidoptera). - Bulletin de la Société entomologique de Mulhouse 1990(1):7–10. | 8 |
Host Plants
Unknown
