Prasinocyma nereis Townsend, 1952

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Permalink:	ERETNERE
Higher taxa:	Geometridae (family)/  Geometrinae (subfamily)/  Hemitheini (tribe)/  Hemitheini (subtribe)/  Prasinocyma (genus)/  Amplocyma (subgenus)/
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).

Hausmann A., Sciarretta A. & Parisi F. 2016. The Geometrinae of Ethiopia II: Tribus Hemistolini, genus Prasinocyma (Lepidoptera: Geometridae, Geometrinae).

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.

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DNA voucher(s)
BC ZSM Lep 83221  BC ZSM Lep 10016

Distribution note:

The record of Ethiopia (A. Hausmann et al. 2014: 18) refers to Prasinocyma nereis vasiliyi Hausmann, 2026 (see A. Hausmann 2026: 48).

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 nereis Townsend, 1952	Kenya		Townsend A. L. H. 1952. Four new Kenya moths. page 68
Prasinocyma nereis vasiliyi Hausmann, 2026	Ethiopia		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 48
Prasinocyma nereis vasiliyi Hausmann, 2026	Guinea		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 48
Prasinocyma nereis vasiliyi Hausmann, 2026	Nigeria		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 48

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
Prasinocyma nereis vasiliyi Hausmann, 2026	Hausmann, 2026	subspecies	Accepted	Prasinocyma nereis vasiliyi

Scientific Name	Authorship	Rank	Status	Original Combination