Eupithecia tricuspis Prout L. B., 1932

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Permalink:	EUPITRIC
Higher taxa:	Geometridae (family)/  Larentiinae (subfamily)/  Eupitheciini (tribe)/  Eupithecia (genus)/
Status:	Accepted
Authorship:	Prout L. B., 1932
Citation:	Eupithecia tricuspis n. sp.
Original genus:	Eupithecia
Publication:	Prout L. B. 1932a. Voyage de Ch. Alluaud et R. Jeannel en Afrique Orientale (1911–1912). Insectes Lépidoptères. III. Geometridae.
Journal:	Mémoires de la Société zoologique de France
Volume:	29
Issue:	5
Pagination:	443

Eupithecia tricuspis (1)

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Scientific name	TypeStatus	Gender	Museum	Description	Country	Locality	Publication	URL
Eupithecia tricuspis Prout L. B., 1932	Holotype	♀	MNHN	Holotype ♀, MNHN.	Tanzania	[Tanzania], Tanganyika Territory, Kilimanjaro, alpine meadows, 2800–3000 m, 1909, leg. Ch. Alluaud.

Distribution note:

The record of Tanzania is probably wrong (see Fletcher D. S. 1958b: 116).

Fletcher D. S. 1958b. Ruwenzori Expedition 1952. – Geometridae.

Scientific name	Country	Province	Publication	URL
Eupithecia tricuspis Prout L. B., 1932	Congo, the Democratic Republic of the	Orientale	Prout L. B. 1934b. New Congo Geometridae. page 85 (as gonypetes)
Eupithecia tricuspis Prout L. B., 1932	Tanzania		Prout L. B. 1932a. Voyage de Ch. Alluaud et R. Jeannel en Afrique Orientale (1911–1912). Insectes Lépidoptères. III. Geometridae. page 443
Eupithecia tricuspis Prout L. B., 1932	Uganda		Fletcher D. S. 1951. Eupithecia studies. 1 (Lepidoptera: Geometridae). page 1016

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Eupithecia tricuspis (1)

Eupithecia tricuspis (2)

Eupithecia gonypetes (1)

Eupithecia gonypetes (2)

Scientific Name	Authorship	Rank	Status	Original Combination

Scientific Name	Authorship	Rank	Status	Original Combination
Eupithecia gonypetes Prout L. B., 1934	Prout L. B., 1934	species	Synonym	Eupithecia gonypetes