ORTHOGONIOPTILUM OF THE WORLD

The Orthogonioptilum belong to the Subfamily Micragoninae of the Family Saturniidae. Most of these species fly in western and central Africa.

Although the images are not great, Philippe Darge's Saturniidae 1 is an excellent resource, complete with range maps, precise collection data (dates and locations) and images of genitalia as well as colour plates depicting the Orthogonioptilum species. He also offers French text descriptions. His work has been used to 1) confirm and add to (general, non-specific) ranges stated on various internet sites offering specimens, 2) list wingspan and flight months, and 3) update Saturniidae checklists (under construction by myself) for each of the African nations.

This book (in French only) is available from Erich Bauer, and I strongly recommend it to serious collectors of African Saturniidae and to those involved with specific research.

As images of specimens (outside of Darge's book) become available, they will be posted to this site as will food plants and any extensions of ranges or collection data, provided by members of WLSS or by others. I actively seek images and information from game reserves, lodges, insect traders/dealers, travellers and Saturniidae experts and hobbyists.

In December 2007 and January 2008 I am expanding the range data to reflect what is reported on the All Leps Barcode of Life Website.

In May of 2010, Thierry Bouyer indicates "O. adiegetum adiegetum (with) type locality Buea, Mt Cameroon; O. a. pseudadiegetum is a doubtful subspecies (not verified on series and with contradiction in [Darge's] description)." Therefore I have added supposed pseudadiegetum images to O. a adiegetum file.

P indicates an image is available.

Listing of Orthogonioptilum

P adamaouenis Darge, 1988 Cameroon, Central African Republic, Gabon, Equatorial Guinea
P adiegetum adiegetum Karsch, 1893 Nigeria, western and southern Cameroon
N adiegetum aequinoctalis Darge, 2008 Democratic Republic of the Congo; Central African Republic
P adiegetum bafutensis Darge, 1988 Cameroon
P adiegetum dollmani Jordan, 1922 N.W. Rhodesia = Zimbabwe
P adiegetum mucronata Darge, 1988 Rwanda
P adiegetum neodollmani Darge, 1988 Central African Republic, N.E. S. E. Congo, S. E. Cameroon
P adiegetum pseudadiegetum Darge, 1988 Gabon, Congo; doubtful subspecies (TB)
P adiegetum restrictum Darge, 1988 Cameroon; same as nominate species
P adiegetum ugandensis Darge, 1988 western Tanzania, Uganda, Kenya
N adustum Jordan, 1922 arnoldi, Hering, 1932 is ? same; Zaire (Democratic Republic of the Congo)
P andreasum Rougeot, 1962 S. Congo
P apium Basquin, 1995 Gabon
N arnoldi Hering, 1932 Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gabon, Congo; possibly = adustum
P bergeri Rougeot, 1962 N. Democratic Republic of the Congo, Congo
P bernardii Bouyer, 1990 Gabon
P bernaudi Darge, 1996 Cameroon, Togo
P bimaculatum Rougeot, 1962 or 1972 Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda
P bouyeri Darge, 1990 Togo, ?? Ivory Coast, Ghana
P brunneum Jordan, 1922 Ghana, Ivory Coast, Guinea Conakry
P caecum Darge, n. sp. Congo
P chalix Jordan, 1922 southwestern Chad, northeastern Cameroon, Central African Republic; ? Nigeria
P chaminadei Darge, 1996 Cameroon, Togo
P concordia Bouyer, 1992 silvaticum Darge, 1992 is same
P conspectum conspectum Rougeot, 1962 N. Gabon, N. Congo, N. Democratic Republic of the Congo
P conspectum exspectatum Darge, 1975 S. Cameroon
P crystallinum Darge, 1993 coastal Gabon
P csomaense Bouyer, 1992 Gabon, ?? Ivory Coast
P dallasti Darge, 1988 Cameroon, Togo; ?? Nigeria, Benin
P dargei Basquin, 1992 Gabon, Cameroon
P deletum Jordan, 1922 Ivory Coast;Cameroon, Ghana
P diabolicum Rougeot, 1971 Gabon
P emmanuellae Basquin, 1995 Gabon
P falcatissimum Rougeot, 1971 Ivory Coast, Ghana
P fang Darge, 1990 Gabon
P filippii Darge, 1992 Gabon
P fontainei Rougeot, 1962 hodeberti, Darge, 1988 is same; Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Central African Republic, S. Cameroon, N. Angola, ? Congo
P galleyi Basquin, 1992 Cameroon
Ivory Coast
N geniculipennis Strand, 1910 northwest Cameroon
P herbuloti Darge, 1988 northern Cameroon, Burkina Faso, probably Benin, probably Nigeria
P hodeberti Darge, 1988 Cameroon
P ianthinum Rougeot, 1959 Gabon, S. Cameroon, ? Equatorial Guinea
P infernarum Darge, 1990 W. Cameroon; ? Nigeria
P infinitum Darge, 1992 Democratic Republic of the Congo, Cameroon
P kasaiensis Dufrane, 1953 ? Democratic Republic of the Congo
P khali (Holland, 1921) Cameroon, Nigeria, S.W. Central African Republic, Gabon, N. Congo, Equatorial Guinea
N kivuensis Bouyer, 1990 ?? Rwanda, Democratic Republic of the Congo
P klinzigi Darge, 1988 Cameroon
P lemairei Darge, 1986 S.W. Central African Republic
P loloense Basquin, 1995 Gabon
P luminosum (Bouvier, 1930) Cameroon, Gabon, S.W. Central African Republic, N. Congo; same as guilloteaui and vitreatum
P luminosum vitreatum Rougeot, 1958 Gabon, ? same as guilloteaui and vitreatum
P modestum Rougeot, 1965 Gabon
P monochromum Karsch, 1892 Cameroon, S.E. Nigeria, Gabon, S.W. Central African Republic
N ndokiensis Darge, 2012 S.W. Central African Republic: Sangha
N neglectum Darge, 2012 Cameroon: Sud-Est: Lokono; Centre: Meukonong
P neoprox Darge, 1992 Cameroon, Central African Republic, Gabon, Congo, Equatorial Guinea
P nimbaense Rougeot, 1962 Guinea-Bissau, Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast, Togo; ?? Liberia, Ghana
P nigrescens Bouyer, 1994 S. W. Cameroon, Gabon, ? Equatorial Guinea
P obamba Darge, 1990 Gabon, Cameroon, Congo, ? Nigeria
P occidentalis Bouyer, 1995 Burkina Faso
P ochraceum Rougeot, 1958 N. Gabon, N. Congo, N. Democratic Republic of the Congo, S. Cameroon
N olivescens Kiriakoff, 1963 Central African Republic: Sangha
N oremansi Darge, 2008; Democratic Republic of the Congo, Prov. de l'Equateur, Lukolela, Bobeta; 30.xii.2007.
N pancratia (Weymer, 1903) Tanzania, Zimbabwe
P paveci Darge, 1992 S. W. Central African Republic
P perarcuatum Darge, 1993 S. W. Central African Republic, N. Congo
P piersoni Bouyer, 1989 Gabon, S. Cameroon
P prox Karsch, 1892 southwestern Cameroon
P rougeoti Darge, 1973 northern Cameroon
P sejunctum Darge, 1993 Cameroon
N septiguttata (Weymer, 1909) now Adafroptilum or Afroptilum, Tanzania
P silvaticum Darge, 1992 Democratic Republic of the Congo, Central African Republic
P solium Bouyer, 1990 S. W. Cameroon
P subuelense Rougeot, 1972 Central African Republic, N. Congo, N. Gabon, Cameroon
P tristis (Sonthonnax, 1898) Cameroon, S.W. Central African Republic; N. Congo, ? N. Gabon
P uelense Rougeot, 1972 Democratic Republic of the Congo, Central African Republic
P umbrulatum Basquin, 1995 Gabon
P vestigiatum (Holland, 1893) Gabon, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Nigeria, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo, N. Angola, W. Democratic Republic of the Congo
P violascens (Rebel, 1914) Cameroon, Ivory Coast, Gabon, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Malawi, Democratic Republic of the Congo; ?? Rwanda, Burundi
P violascens garnieri Bouyer, 1987 S.E. Democratic Republic of the Congo

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