Chiasmia turbulentata (Guenée, 1858)

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Higher taxa:	Geometridae (family)/  Ennominae (subfamily)/  Macariini (tribe)/  Chiasmia (genus)/
Status:	Accepted
Authorship:	(Guenée, 1858)
Citation:	Osteodes Turbulentata Zell.
Original genus:	Osteodes
Publication:	Guenée A. M. 1858b. In: Boisduval, J. A. B. & Guenée, A. Histoire naturelle des insectes. Spécies général des Lépidoptères. X. Uranides et Phalénites. Tome II.
Journal:	—
Volume:	10
Issue:
Pagination:	177–178
URL:	https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9807945

Chiasmia turbulentata (1)

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Taxonomic note:

Transferred to Chiasmia by M. J. Scoble & M. Krüger (2002: 305).

Scoble M. J. & Krüger M. 2002. A review of the genera of Macariini with a revised classification of the tribe (Geometridae: Ennominae).

Scientific name	TypeStatus	Gender	Museum	Description	Country	Locality	Publication	URL
Chiasmia turbulentata (Guenée, 1858)	Holotype	♀	NHMW	Holotype ♀, NHMW, not found (see M. Krüger 2001a: 226).	South Africa	South Africa, Western Cape, Cap de Bonne-Espérence.	Krüger M. 2001a. A revision of the tribe Macariini (Lepidoptera: Geometridae: Ennominae) of Africa, Madagascar and Arabia. page 177–178

Scientific name	Country	Province	Publication	URL
Chiasmia turbulentata (Guenée, 1858)	Eritrea		Prout L. B. 1915a. New genera and species of African Geometridae. page 349 (as eritreensis)
Chiasmia turbulentata (Guenée, 1858)	Ethiopia		Fletcher D. S. 1978a. Geometridae (Lepidoptera) collected by Dr. J. Szunyoghy in Tanzania. page 78
Chiasmia turbulentata (Guenée, 1858)	Kenya		page NHMO
Chiasmia turbulentata (Guenée, 1858)	Malawi		Krüger M. 2001a. A revision of the tribe Macariini (Lepidoptera: Geometridae: Ennominae) of Africa, Madagascar and Arabia. page 227
Chiasmia turbulentata (Guenée, 1858)	Namibia		Grünberg K. 1910c. Lepidoptera. – In: Schultze L.: Zoologische und anthropologische Ergebnisse einer Forschungsreise in westlichen und zentralen Südafrika. Vierter Band. Systematik und Tiergeographie. page 99
Chiasmia turbulentata (Guenée, 1858)	Saudi Arabia		Fletcher D. S. 1978a. Geometridae (Lepidoptera) collected by Dr. J. Szunyoghy in Tanzania. page 78
Chiasmia turbulentata (Guenée, 1858)	Somalia		Prout L. B. 1916b. Geometridae. – In: Poulton E. B. On a collection of moths made in Somaliland by Mr. W. Feather. page 157 (as eritreensis)
Chiasmia turbulentata (Guenée, 1858)	South Africa	Western Cape	Guenée A. M. 1858b. In: Boisduval, J. A. B. & Guenée, A. Histoire naturelle des insectes. Spécies général des Lépidoptères. X. Uranides et Phalénites. Tome II. page 178
Chiasmia turbulentata (Guenée, 1858)	South Africa	Eastern Cape	Krüger M. 2019b. Geometridae (Lepidoptera, Geometroidea). – In: Mey W. & Krüger M. (Eds), The Lepidoptera fauna of a crater valley in the Great Escarpment of South Africa: The Asante Sana Project. page 395
Chiasmia turbulentata (Guenée, 1858)	South Africa	Gauteng	Buckle A. S. 1908. Notes on a collection of Lepidoptera from Aden and from the Transvaal. page 10
Chiasmia turbulentata (Guenée, 1858)	South Africa	Northern Cape	page J. Heyns
Chiasmia turbulentata (Guenée, 1858)	Tanzania		Fletcher D. S. 1978a. Geometridae (Lepidoptera) collected by Dr. J. Szunyoghy in Tanzania. page 78
Chiasmia turbulentata (Guenée, 1858)	Yemen		Hausmann A. 1999. Geometrid moth species from Yemen (Lepidoptera: Geometridae). page 299
Chiasmia turbulentata (Guenée, 1858)	Zambia		Hampson G. F. 1910c. Zoological collections from Northern Rhodesia and adjacent territories: Lepidoptera Phalaenae. page 467
Chiasmia turbulentata (Guenée, 1858)	Zimbabwe		Krüger M. 2001a. A revision of the tribe Macariini (Lepidoptera: Geometridae: Ennominae) of Africa, Madagascar and Arabia. page 227

Plant note:

Description of the larva in A. H. L. Townsend (1937: 127).

Townsend A. L. H. 1937. Miscellaneous notes on the early stages of certain Heterocera.

Scientific name	Plant	Plant Family	Country	Publication	URL
Chiasmia turbulentata (Guenée, 1858)	Acacia sieberiana	Fabaceae	South Africa	Krüger M. 2019b. Geometridae (Lepidoptera, Geometroidea). – In: Mey W. & Krüger M. (Eds), The Lepidoptera fauna of a crater valley in the Great Escarpment of South Africa: The Asante Sana Project. page 395
Chiasmia turbulentata (Guenée, 1858)	Acacia sp.	Fabaceae		Sevastopulo D. G. 1977. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2. Moths (Heterocera). page 46
Chiasmia turbulentata (Guenée, 1858)	Vachellia karroo	Fabaceae	South Africa	Krüger M. 2001a. A revision of the tribe Macariini (Lepidoptera: Geometridae: Ennominae) of Africa, Madagascar and Arabia. page 226
Chiasmia turbulentata (Guenée, 1858)	Vachellia tortilis	Fabaceae	Kenya	Townsend A. L. H. 1937. Miscellaneous notes on the early stages of certain Heterocera. page 127 (as Acacia thorn tree)

Scientific name	Parasitoid	Parasitoid Family	Country	Publication	URL

Chiasmia turbulentata (1)

Chiasmia turbulentata (2)

Chiasmia turbulentata (3)

Chiasmia turbulentata (4)

Chiasmia turbulentata (5)

Scientific Name	Authorship	Rank	Status	Original Combination

Scientific Name	Authorship	Rank	Status	Original Combination
Chiasmia eritreensis (Prout L. B., 1915)	(Prout L. B., 1915)	species	Synonym	Osteodes eritreensis
Chiasmia exumbrata (Walker, 1863)	(Walker, 1863)	species	Synonym	Aspilates exumbrata
Chiasmia turbulenta (Wallengren, 1875)	(Wallengren, 1875)	species	Misapplied	Osteodes turbulenta