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<taxonomicName LSID="urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act:48E8D1AE-EAD6-4DBD-AA0A-AC40BB375524" authority="Saldaitis, Ivinskis &amp; Yakovlev" class="Insecta" family="Cossidae" genus="Mormogystia" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Mormogystia brandstetteri" order="Lepidoptera" pageId="1" pageNumber="46" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="brandstetteri">Mormogystia brandstetteri Saldaitis, Ivinskis &amp; Yakovlev</taxonomicName>
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Figs 1, 22127
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<paragraph pageId="1" pageNumber="46">Type material.</paragraph>
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Holotype ♂ (Fig. 1), central part of Socotra Island, Diksam loc., 14 January 2010, leg. A. Saldaitis (deposited in MWM/ZSM; slide No. BJ 1524). Paratypes: 77 ♂ and ♀ (Fig. 2), with same labels as holotype; Socotra Archipelago, Samha Island W.,
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,
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, 23-24 February 2008, leg. A. Saldaitis; Socotra Archipelago, Abd al Kuri Island, Towanie vill. env.,
<geoCoordinate direction="north" orientation="latitude" precision="925" value="12.166667">N 12°10'</geoCoordinate>
,
<geoCoordinate direction="east" orientation="longitude" precision="925" value="52.216667">E 052°13'</geoCoordinate>
, 25-27 February 2008, leg. A. Saldaitis; Socotra Island, Di Hamri loc., 1 March 2008, leg. Saldaitis; Socotra Island, Di Hamri loc., 20-21 November 2008, leg. Saldaitiene &amp; Saldaitis; Socotra Island, hills near Hadibu, 21 March 2009, leg. A. Saldaitis; Socotra Island, Diksam canyon, 23 March 2009, leg. A. Saldaitis; W Socotra, Shuab, coast line, mangroves, 24 March 2009, leg. A. Saldaitis; N Socotra Island, Ayhft valley, 22 November 2008, leg. A. Saldaitis; S Socotra Island, Wadi Difarroha South side, 15 January 2010, leg. A. Saldaitis; N Socotra Island, Ayhft valley, 12 January 2010, leg. A. Saldaitis; N Socotra Island, Wadi Kam, 13 January 2010, leg. A. Saldaitis; N Socotra Island, top of Ayhft valley, 17 January 2010, leg. A. Saldaitis; E Socotra Island, sand dunes near Irisseyl loc., 18 January 2010, leg. A. Saldaitis; NE Socotra Island, Wadi Difarroha, North side, 19 January 2010, leg. A. Saldaitis (coll. ASV; JBW; LLE; MWM/ZSM; NRCV; RYB). Slide No. BJ 1532 (female).
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Figures 1-6.
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spp., adults. 1
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, male, holotype, Yemen, Socotra (MWM/ZSM) 2
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, female, paratype, Yemen, Socotra (ASV) 3
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, male, S.Oman, Dhofar (ASV) 4
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, female, S.Oman, Dhofar (ASV) 5
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, male, Algeria, Tassili Mts. (ASV) 6
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, male, holotype, Kenya (MNHN);
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<paragraph pageId="1" pageNumber="46">Diagnosis.</paragraph>
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The new species differs from the related species
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(
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, 1876) (Fig. 5),
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(Hampson in Walsingham et Hampson, 1896) (Figs 3, 4) and
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(Le Cerf 1933) (Fig. 6) in external appearance, genitalia, DNA and distribution. The new species has a larger wingspan than its congeners:
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sp. n. 33-35 mm, Mormogystia reibellii 27-31 mm,
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25-29 mm,
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26 mm. All species of the genus
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have a similar forewing pattern, but the ground colour of the new species is black as opposed to light ochre, light brown and brown, respectively, for
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,
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and
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. The head, thorax and abdomen of
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are intense grey compared to light yellow in
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andlight yellow and white in
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and
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. Unlike the other species
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has a black costal spot on the ventral hindwing; in
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(Figs 23, 24)and
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(Fig. 22) uncus apically tapering, strongly sclerotised valvae not widening and not forming a straight angle; in
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uncus broad, apex of valvae form a straight angle; in
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and
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saccus rounded, apically without denticle, whereas in the new species saccus pointed, apically with a denticle;
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aedeagus at the basal end markedly narrowing, gradually widening towards apex;
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aedeagus of the same width from its middle to apex; in
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aedeagus widening at proximal end, gradually tapering towards apex. In the most closely related species,
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, the bursa is apically broader than basally (Fig. 28) unlike in the new species where the corpus bursae is significantly broader.
</paragraph>
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<subSubSection pageId="1" pageNumber="46" type="distribution">
<paragraph pageId="1" pageNumber="46">Distribution.</paragraph>
<paragraph pageId="1" pageNumber="46">
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is endemic to the Socotra Archipelago while
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is distributed in North Africa and the northern part of the Arabian peninsula,
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is found in the southern part of the peninsula, and
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is widespread in Kenya.
<bibRefCitation author="Hampson, GF" journalOrPublisher="Forbes, Liverpool" pageId="14" pageNumber="59" pagination="321 - 338" title="The Natural History of Sokotra and Abd el Kuri. A Monograph of the Island. Moths I" year="1903">Hampson (1903)</bibRefCitation>
and
<bibRefCitation author="Rebel, H" journalOrPublisher="Wien" pageId="14" pageNumber="59" pagination="1 - 100" title="Lepidopteren aus Suedarabien und von der Insel Sokotra" volumeTitle="Denkschriften / Akademie der Wissenschaften Wien. Matematische Naturhistorische Klasse" year="1907">Rebel (1907)</bibRefCitation>
believed
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to be endemic to the Socotra Archipelago and later
<bibRefCitation author="Hacker, H" journalOrPublisher="Schwanfeld" pageId="14" pageNumber="59" pagination="15 - 237" title="Systematic List of the Lepidoptera of the Arabian Peninsula with a survey of the spread with special reference to the fauna of Yemen" volumeTitle="Esperiana" year="1999">Hacker (1999)</bibRefCitation>
reported
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from Socotra, but the new species described herein was probably implied.
</paragraph>
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<paragraph pageId="1" pageNumber="46">Molecular Analysis.</paragraph>
<paragraph pageId="1" pageNumber="46">
While molecular results alone are insufficient to definitively separate
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from
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, they help corroborate the morphological evidence. Evolutionary distances using the Kimura two-parameter model for comparing four specimens of
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to four
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and to three
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specimens, was at least 1.55% and 5.65%, respectively.
</paragraph>
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<subSubSection pageId="1" pageNumber="46" type="description">
<paragraph pageId="1" pageNumber="46">Description.</paragraph>
<paragraph pageId="1" pageNumber="46">
Male: Forewing costal margin length of holotype 15 mm, wingspan 33 mm; mean forewing length of paratypes 16 mm, wingspan 35 mm; head, thorax, abdomen and tegulae grey; antennae bipectinate,
<normalizedToken originalValue="½">1/2</normalizedToken>
the length of forewing; ground colour of forewing black, with white silvery pattern. Three white silvery patches form the pattern: fascia of even width runs along the entire costal margin, median fascia widening medially reaches the outer margin of forewing; lower silver patch originates at basal edge and extends along dorsal wing margin to middle. This patch enclosed by ground colour; adterminal line white; fringe grey. Dorsal surface of forewing greyish-white; costal, outer and dorsal margins greyish-black. Hindwing uniform, white, with greyish black spot at costal margin. Female (Fig. 2): Forewing length of allotype 23 mm, wingspan 48 mm; antennae filiform; wing pattern as in males. Intraspecific variation. Adterminal line in some specimens missing; contours of silvery spots forming the pattern vary; hindwings grey.
</paragraph>
<paragraph pageId="1" pageNumber="46">Male genitalia (Fig. 21). Uncus broad, slightly narrower than its length; apex wide, slightly rounded; arms of gnathos long and strong; gnathos very broad, with rounded apex; apex of saccus gradually tapering, with a pointed denticle; valvae symmetrical, with straight margins, gradually widening apically; costal margin with strong and wide sclerotisation; apex flat; arms of transtilla medium sized, strong, denticle-shaped; juxta large, strongly sclerotised, belt-shaped with a small indentation apically and a conspicuous boat-shaped margin at the basal area; aedeagus strong, straight, large, widening at the proximal end; vesica simple, wide, without cornuti.</paragraph>
<paragraph pageId="1" pageNumber="46">Female genitalia (Fig. 28). Papilla analis narrow, covered with short, thin setae; apophysis posterioris 1.4 times longer than apophysis anterioris; antevaginal plate belt-shaped, pointed at the ends; ductus bursae sclerotised; corpus bursae shaped like a long narrow sac, not sclerotised; signa absent.</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection lastPageId="2" lastPageNumber="47" pageId="1" pageNumber="46" type="bionomics and distribution">
<paragraph pageId="1" pageNumber="46">Bionomics and distribution.</paragraph>
<paragraph lastPageId="2" lastPageNumber="47" pageId="1" pageNumber="46">
Both males and females of the new species were strongly attracted to light and were distributed in almost all habitats of Socotra Island as well as the smaller islands of the archipelago - Samha and Abd al Kuri.
<taxonomicName class="Magnoliopsida" family="Fabaceae" genus="Acacia" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Plantae" lsidName="Acacia" order="Fabales" pageId="1" pageNumber="46" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="genus">Acacia</taxonomicName>
is a likely food plant for
<taxonomicName class="Insecta" family="Cossidae" genus="Mormogystia" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Mormogystia brandstetteri" order="Lepidoptera" pageId="1" pageNumber="46" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="brandstetteri">Mormogystia brandstetteri</taxonomicName>
as larvae of the closely allied species
<taxonomicName class="Insecta" family="Cossidae" genus="Mormogystia" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Mormogystia proleuca" order="Lepidoptera" pageId="1" pageNumber="46" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="proleuca">Mormogystia proleuca</taxonomicName>
feed on
<taxonomicName class="Magnoliopsida" family="Fabaceae" genus="Acacia" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Plantae" lsidName="Acacia" order="Fabales" pageId="1" pageNumber="46" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="genus">Acacia</taxonomicName>
[Hampson, 1896]. Also, the new species is especially abundant in the central part of the island, in deeper canyons or rich oasis-like valleys where f
<pageBreakToken pageId="2" pageNumber="47" start="start">orests</pageBreakToken>
<normalizedToken originalValue="haven’t">haven't</normalizedToken>
been cut for fuel like elsewhere on the island. Diksam canyon (Fig. 30), a prime locality for
<taxonomicName class="Insecta" family="Cossidae" genus="Mormogystia" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Mormogystia brandstetteri" order="Lepidoptera" pageId="2" pageNumber="47" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="brandstetteri">Mormogystia brandstetteri</taxonomicName>
, contains the following plants:
<taxonomicName class="Magnoliopsida" family="Fabaceae" genus="Acacia" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Plantae" lsidName="Acacia pennivenia" order="Fabales" pageId="2" pageNumber="47" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="pennivenia">Acacia pennivenia</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName class="Magnoliopsida" family="Euphorbiaceae" genus="Jatropha" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Plantae" lsidName="Jatropha unicostata" order="Malpighiales" pageId="2" pageNumber="47" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="unicostata">Jatropha unicostata</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName class="Magnoliopsida" family="Solanaceae" genus="Lycium" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Plantae" lsidName="Lycium socotranum" order="Solanales" pageId="2" pageNumber="47" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="socotranum">Lycium socotranum</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName class="Magnoliopsida" family="Thymelaeaceae" genus="Gnidia" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Plantae" lsidName="Gnidia socotrana" order="Malvales" pageId="2" pageNumber="47" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="socotrana">Gnidia socotrana</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName class="Magnoliopsida" family="Buxaceae" genus="Buxus" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Plantae" lsidName="Buxus hildebrandtii" order="Buxales" pageId="2" pageNumber="47" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="hildebrandtii">Buxus hildebrandtii</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName class="Magnoliopsida" family="Euphorbiaceae" genus="Croton" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Plantae" lsidName="Croton socotranus" order="Malpighiales" pageId="2" pageNumber="47" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="socotranus">Croton socotranus</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName class="Magnoliopsida" family="Lamiaceae" genus="Leucas" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Plantae" lsidName="Leucas virgata" order="Lamiales" pageId="2" pageNumber="47" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="virgata">Leucas virgata</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName class="Magnoliopsida" family="Vitaceae" genus="Cissus" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Plantae" lsidName="Cissus hamaderohensis" order="Vitales" pageId="2" pageNumber="47" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="hamaderohensis">Cissus hamaderohensis</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName class="Magnoliopsida" family="Lythraceae" genus="Punica" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Plantae" lsidName="Punica protopunica" order="Myrtales" pageId="2" pageNumber="47" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="protopunica">Punica protopunica</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName class="Magnoliopsida" family="Moraceae" genus="Ficus" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Plantae" lsidName="Ficus vasta" order="Rosales" pageId="2" pageNumber="47" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="vasta">Ficus vasta</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName class="Magnoliopsida" family="Euphorbiaceae" genus="Euphorbia" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Plantae" lsidName="Euphorbia socotrana" order="Malpighiales" pageId="2" pageNumber="47" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="socotrana">Euphorbia socotrana</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName genus="Jathropha" lsidName="Jathropha unicostata" pageId="2" pageNumber="47" rank="species" species="unicostata">Jathropha unicostata</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName class="Magnoliopsida" family="Solanaceae" genus="Lycium" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Plantae" lsidName="Lycium socotranum" order="Solanales" pageId="2" pageNumber="47" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="socotranum">Lycium socotranum</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName class="Magnoliopsida" family="Thymelaeaceae" genus="Gnidia" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Plantae" lsidName="Gnidia socotrana" order="Malvales" pageId="2" pageNumber="47" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="socotrana">Gnidia socotrana</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName class="Magnoliopsida" family="Buxaceae" genus="Buxus" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Plantae" lsidName="Buxus hildebrandtii" order="Buxales" pageId="2" pageNumber="47" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="hildebrandtii">Buxus hildebrandtii</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName class="Magnoliopsida" family="Acanthaceae" genus="Trichocalyx" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Plantae" lsidName="Trichocalyx" order="Lamiales" pageId="2" pageNumber="47" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="genus">Trichocalyx</taxonomicName>
sp.,
<taxonomicName class="Magnoliopsida" family="Apocynaceae" genus="Mitolepis" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Plantae" lsidName="Mitolepis intricata" order="Gentianales" pageId="2" pageNumber="47" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="intricata">Mitolepis intricata</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName class="Magnoliopsida" family="Acanthaceae" genus="Ballochia" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Plantae" lsidName="Ballochia" order="Lamiales" pageId="2" pageNumber="47" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="genus">Ballochia</taxonomicName>
spp.,
<taxonomicName class="Liliopsida" family="Asphodelaceae" genus="Aloe" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Plantae" lsidName="Aloe perryi" order="Asparagales" pageId="2" pageNumber="47" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="perryi">Aloe perryi</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName class="Magnoliopsida" family="Apocynaceae" genus="Adenium" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Plantae" lsidName="Adenium obesum" order="Gentianales" pageId="2" pageNumber="47" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="obesum">Adenium obesum</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName class="Liliopsida" family="Asparagaceae" genus="Asparagus" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Plantae" lsidName="Asparagus africanus" order="Asparagales" pageId="2" pageNumber="47" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="africanus">Asparagus africanus</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName class="Magnoliopsida" family="Convolvulaceae" genus="Seddera" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Plantae" lsidName="Seddera fastigiata" order="Solanales" pageId="2" pageNumber="47" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="fastigiata">Seddera fastigiata</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName class="Magnoliopsida" family="Amaranthaceae" genus="Aerva" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Plantae" lsidName="Aerva lanata" order="Caryophyllales" pageId="2" pageNumber="47" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="lanata">Aerva lanata</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName class="Magnoliopsida" family="Acanthaceae" genus="Rhinacanthus" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Plantae" lsidName="Rhinacanthus scoparius" order="Lamiales" pageId="2" pageNumber="47" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="scoparius">Rhinacanthus scoparius</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName genus="Levandula" lsidName="Levandula nimmoi" pageId="2" pageNumber="47" rank="species" species="nimmoi">Levandula nimmoi</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName class="Magnoliopsida" family="Lamiaceae" genus="Ocimum" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Plantae" lsidName="Ocimum forskahlei" order="Lamiales" pageId="2" pageNumber="47" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="forskahlei">Ocimum forskahlei</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName class="Magnoliopsida" family="Vitaceae" genus="Cissus" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Plantae" lsidName="Cissus hamaderohensis" order="Vitales" pageId="2" pageNumber="47" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="hamaderohensis">Cissus hamaderohensis</taxonomicName>
(
<bibRefCitation author="Miller, AG" journalOrPublisher="Edinburgh" pageId="14" pageNumber="59" pagination="1 - 556" title="Flora of the Arabian Peninsula and Socotra 1" year="1996">Miller and Cope 1996</bibRefCitation>
).
<taxonomicName class="Insecta" family="Cossidae" genus="Mormogystia" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Mormogystia brandstetteri" order="Lepidoptera" pageId="2" pageNumber="47" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="brandstetteri">Mormogystia brandstetteri</taxonomicName>
flies with several other Socotra Archipelago endemic moths such as
<taxonomicName class="Insecta" family="Cossidae" genus="Meharia" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Meharia yakovlevi" order="Lepidoptera" pageId="2" pageNumber="47" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="yakovlevi">Meharia yakovlevi</taxonomicName>
Saldaitis &amp; Ivinskis, 2010,
<taxonomicName class="Insecta" family="Cossidae" genus="Aethalopteryx" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Aethalopteryx diksami" order="Lepidoptera" pageId="2" pageNumber="47" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="diksami">Aethalopteryx diksami</taxonomicName>
Yakovlev &amp; Saldaitis, 2010, (
<taxonomicName family="Cossidae" lsidName="" pageId="2" pageNumber="47" rank="family">Cossidae</taxonomicName>
),
<taxonomicName class="Insecta" family="Arctiidae" genus="Pelosia" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Pelosia sokotrensis" order="Lepidoptera" pageId="2" pageNumber="47" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="sokotrensis">Pelosia sokotrensis</taxonomicName>
(Hampson, 1900),
<taxonomicName class="Insecta" family="Arctiidae" genus="Siccia" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Siccia butvilai" order="Lepidoptera" pageId="2" pageNumber="47" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="butvilai">Siccia butvilai</taxonomicName>
Saldaitis &amp; Ivinskis, 2008, (
<taxonomicName family="Arctiidae" lsidName="" pageId="2" pageNumber="47" rank="family">Arctiidae</taxonomicName>
),
<taxonomicName class="Insecta" family="Noctuidae" genus="Cerocala" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Cerocala socotrensis" order="Lepidoptera" pageId="2" pageNumber="47" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="socotrensis">Cerocala socotrensis</taxonomicName>
Hampson, 1899,
<taxonomicName class="Insecta" family="Noctuidae" genus="Agrotis" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Agrotis brachypecten" order="Lepidoptera" pageId="2" pageNumber="47" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="brachypecten">Agrotis brachypecten</taxonomicName>
Hampson, 1899,
<taxonomicName class="Insecta" family="Noctuidae" genus="Leucania" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Leucania diopsis" order="Lepidoptera" pageId="2" pageNumber="47" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="diopsis">Leucania diopsis</taxonomicName>
Hampson, 1905 and
<taxonomicName class="Insecta" family="Noctuidae" genus="Mythimna" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Mythimna sokotrensis" order="Lepidoptera" pageId="2" pageNumber="47" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="sokotrensis">Mythimna sokotrensis</taxonomicName>
Hreblay, 1996 (
<taxonomicName family="Noctuidae" lsidName="" pageId="2" pageNumber="47" rank="family">Noctuidae</taxonomicName>
).
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection pageId="2" pageNumber="47" type="etymology">
<paragraph pageId="2" pageNumber="47">Etymology.</paragraph>
<paragraph pageId="2" pageNumber="47">The new species is dedicated to our good friend Johann Brandstetter, an eminent German painter and entomologist.</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
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