Prasinocyma geminata Prout L. B., 1913

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Higher taxa:	Geometridae (family)/  Geometrinae (subfamily)/  Hemitheini (tribe)/  Hemitheini (subtribe)/  Prasinocyma (genus)/  Amplocyma (subgenus)/
Status:	Accepted
Authorship:	Prout L. B., 1913
Citation:	Prasinocyma geminata spec. nov.
Original genus:	Prasinocyma
Publication:	Prout L. B. 1913a. Contributions to a knowledge of the subfamilies Oenochrominae and Hemitheinae of Geometridae.
Journal:	Novitates Zoologicae
Volume:	20
Issue:	2
Pagination:	421
URL:	https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15842829

Scientific name	TypeStatus	Gender	Museum	Description	Country	Locality	Publication	URL
Prasinocyma geminata Prout L. B., 1913	Holotype	♂	NHMUK	Holotype ♂, NHMUK.	Kenya	Kenya, British East Africa, Nairobi, 1911-05-03, leg. T. J. Anderson.
Prasinocyma geminata Prout L. B., 1913	Paratype	♂	NHMUK	Paratypes 3♂, 1♀, NHMUK.	Kenya	Kenya, British East Africa, Nairobi, 1911-05-03, leg. T. J. Anderson.

Distribution note:

The records of Angola, Cameroon, DR of the Congo (D. S. Fletcher 1958b: 86), and Malawi (L. B. Prout 1926b: 4) need confirmation (see A. Hausmann 2026: 41).

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 geminata Prout L. B., 1913	Kenya		Prout L. B. 1913a. Contributions to a knowledge of the subfamilies Oenochrominae and Hemitheinae of Geometridae. page 421
Prasinocyma geminata Prout L. B., 1913	Tanzania		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 41
Prasinocyma geminata Prout L. B., 1913	Uganda		Prout L. B. 1926b. Zoological results of the Swedish expedition to Central Africa 1911. Insecta. 20. Lepidoptera. Geometridae. page 4
Prasinocyma geminata batesi Prout L. B., 1930	Cameroon		Prout L. B. 1929–1938. Die Spannerartigen Nachtfalter (Geometridae). Die Afrikanischen Spanner. Geometridae. – In: Seitz A. (ed.) Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde. Eine Systematische Bearbeitung der bis jetzt bekannten Gross-Schmetterlinge. page 24
Prasinocyma geminata distans Hausmann, Sciarretta & Parisi, 2016	Ethiopia		Hausmann A., Sciarretta A. & Parisi F. 2016. The Geometrinae of Ethiopia II: Tribus Hemistolini, genus Prasinocyma (Lepidoptera: Geometridae, Geometrinae). page 25

Scientific name	Plant	Plant Family	Country	Publication	URL

Scientific name	Parasitoid	Parasitoid Family	Country	Publication	URL

Scientific Name	Authorship	Rank	Status	Original Combination
Prasinocyma geminata batesi Prout L. B., 1930	Prout L. B., 1930	subspecies	Accepted	Prasinocyma geminata batesi
Prasinocyma geminata distans Hausmann, Sciarretta & Parisi, 2016	Hausmann, Sciarretta & Parisi, 2016	subspecies	Accepted	Prasinocyma geminata distans

Scientific Name	Authorship	Rank	Status	Original Combination