Mormogystia brandstetteri Saldaitis, Ivinskis & Yakovlev, 2011
FAMILY | Cossidae |
SUBFAMILY | Cossinae |
GENUS | Mormogystia |
SPECIES | brandstetteri |
AUTHOR | Saldaitis, Ivinskis & Yakovlev, 2011 |
ORIGINAL COMBINATION | Mormogystia brandstetteri Saldaitis, Ivinskis & Yakovlev sp. n. |
TYPE LOCALITY | Yemen, Socotra, Haghier Mts, near Diksam, 14.i.2010, leg. A. Saldaitis. |
GEOGRAPHICAL COORDINATES | / |
TYPE SPECIMEN(S) | Holotype ♂, genitalia slide BJ 1524♂, ZSM; 77 Paratypes ♂, ♀, ZSM, IEVU, coll. Saldaitis, Brandstetter, Yakovlev. |
STATUS | Species |
PUBLICATION | Borth R., Ivinskis P., Saldaitis A. & Yakovlev R. V. 2011. Cossidae of the Socotra Archipelago (Yemen). - ZooKeys 122:45–69. |
PAGINATION | 49–52, figs 1, 2, 21 |
Species pictures


Species Distribution
COUNTRY | PROVINCE/STATE | PUBLICATION | PAGE |
Yemen | Socotra | Borth R., Ivinskis P., Saldaitis A. & Yakovlev R. V. 2011. Cossidae of the Socotra Archipelago (Yemen). - ZooKeys 122:45–69. | 49 |
Host Plants
Unknown
* Probably Acacia sp. (see Borth et al. 2011: 51).