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Prasinocyma nereis Townsend, 1952

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Higher taxa: Geometridae (family)/  Geometrinae (subfamily)/  Hemistolini (tribe)/  Prasinocyma (genus)/ 
Status:Accepted
Authorship:Townsend, 1952
Citation:Prasinocyma nereis. sp. nov.
Original genus:Prasinocyma
Publication:Townsend A. L. H. 1952. Four new Kenya moths.
Journal:Journal of the East African Natural History Society
Volume:21 (not 20)
Issue:2
Pagination:68
URL:https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50931162
Taxonomic note:

Had been included in Eretmopus (see M. Scoble 1999), but reverted to Prasinocyma by A. Hausmann et al. (2016: 18).

Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Prasinocyma nereis Townsend, 1952 Holotype ♂ NHMUK Holotype ♂, NHMUK Kenya Kenya, Nakuru, leg. A. L. H. Townsend.
Prasinocyma nereis Townsend, 1952 Allotype ♀ NHMUK Allotype ♀, NHMUK Kenya Kenya, Nakuru, leg. A. L. H. Townsend.
Prasinocyma nereis Townsend, 1952 Paratype ♂ NHMUK Paratype 1♂, NHMUK. Kenya Kenya, Nakuru, leg. A. L. H. Townsend.
DNA voucher(s)
BC ZSM Lep 83221  BC ZSM Lep 10016 
Scientific name Plant Plant Family Country Publication URL
Prasinocyma nereis Townsend, 1952 Acacia sp. Fabaceae Kenya Townsend A. L. H. 1952. Four new Kenya moths. page 68
Prasinocyma nereis Townsend, 1952 Vachellia xanthophloea Fabaceae Kenya Agassiz D. J. L. & Harper D. M. 2009. The Macrolepidoptera fauna of Acacia in the Kenyan Rift Valley (Part 1). page 6
Scientific name Parasitoid Parasitoid Family Country Publication URL
Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination
Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination