Prasinocyma corrugata Fletcher D. S., 1958

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Permalink:	PRASCORR
Higher taxa:	Geometridae (family)/  Geometrinae (subfamily)/  Hemitheini (tribe)/  Hemitheini (subtribe)/  Prasinocyma (genus)/
Status:	Accepted
Authorship:	Fletcher D. S., 1958
Citation:	Prasinocyma corrugata sp. n.
Original genus:	Prasinocyma
Publication:	Fletcher D. S. 1958b. Ruwenzori Expedition 1952. – Geometridae.
Journal:	Ruwenzori Expedition 1952
Volume:	1
Issue:	6
Pagination:	84, figs 94–96
URL:	https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43590370

Scientific name	TypeStatus	Gender	Museum	Description	Country	Locality	Publication	URL
Prasinocyma corrugata Fletcher D. S., 1958	Holotype	♂	NHMUK	Holotype ♂, genitalia slide Geometridae 2725♂, NHMUK.	Kenya	Kenya, Aberdare Range, Mt Kinangop, 8000 ft, x.1934, leg. F. W. Edwards.

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DNA voucher(s)
BC ZSM Lep 81812  BC ZSM Lep 85807

Distribution note:

The record of Ethiopia (A. Hausmann et al. 2016: 22) needs confirmation (see A. Hausmann 2026: 104).

Hausmann A. 2026. Revision of the genus Prasinocyma (Geometridae). – In: Hacker H. H. (ed.), Moths of Africa. Systematic and Illustrated Catalogue of the Heterocera of Africa.

Scientific name	Country	Province	Publication	URL
Prasinocyma corrugata Fletcher D. S., 1958	Burundi		Hausmann A. 2026. Revision of the genus Prasinocyma (Geometridae). – In: Hacker H. H. (ed.), Moths of Africa. Systematic and Illustrated Catalogue of the Heterocera of Africa. page 104
Prasinocyma corrugata Fletcher D. S., 1958	Kenya		Fletcher D. S. 1958b. Ruwenzori Expedition 1952. – Geometridae. page 84

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