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Prasinocyma oculata Prout L. B., 1915

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Higher taxa: Geometridae (family)/  Geometrinae (subfamily)/  Hemitheini (tribe)/  Hemitheini (subtribe)/  Prasinocyma (genus)/  Amplocyma (subgenus)/ 
Status:Accepted
Authorship:Prout L. B., 1915
Citation:Prasinocyma oculata sp. nov.
Original genus:Prasinocyma
Publication:Prout L. B. 1915a. New genera and species of African Geometridae.
Journal:Novitates Zoologicae
Volume:22
Issue:
Pagination:316
URL:https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3151110
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Prasinocyma oculata (1)
Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Prasinocyma oculata Prout L. B., 1915 Holotype ♂ NHMUK Holotype ♂, genitalia slide Geometridae 2707♂, NHMUK. Uganda Uganda, Toro, Daro Forest, 4000–4500 ft, 26.x.1911, leg. S. A. Neave.
Distribution note:

The records of Mozambique and South Africa (Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo) in H. S. Staude et al. (2023: 230) refer to other Prasinocyma species (see A. Hausmann 2026: 49).

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.
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Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination
Prasinocyma oculata septentrionalis Hausmann, Sciarretta & Parisi, 2016 Hausmann, Sciarretta & Parisi, 2016 subspecies Accepted Prasinocyma oculata septentrionalis
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