Prasinocyma extrema (Herbulot, 1996)

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Higher taxa:	Geometridae (family)/  Geometrinae (subfamily)/  Hemitheini (tribe)/  Hemitheini (subtribe)/  Prasinocyma (genus)/  Malgassocyma (subgenus)/
Status:	Accepted
Authorship:	(Herbulot, 1996)
Citation:	Heterorachis extrema n. sp.
Original genus:	Heterorachis
Publication:	Herbulot C. 1996d. Nouveaux Geometrinae d'Afrique et de Madagascar (Lepidoptera Geometridae).
Journal:	Bulletin de la Société entomologique de Mulhouse
Volume:	26
Issue:	10–12
Pagination:	60–61

Prasinocyma extrema (1)

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Taxonomic note:

Transferred to Prasinocyma by A. Hausmann (2026: 145).

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	TypeStatus	Gender	Museum	Description	Country	Locality	Publication	URL
Prasinocyma extrema (Herbulot, 1996)	Holotype	♂	ZSM	Holotype ♂, genitalia slide 17059♂, ZSM.	Madagascar	Madagascar, Ranomafana, R.I.G. 8 at km 401, 26–30.iii.1955, leg. C. Herbulot.
Prasinocyma extrema (Herbulot, 1996)	Paratype	♂	ZSM	Paratypes 3♂, genitalia slide 22183♂, ZSM.	Madagascar	Madagascar, Ranomafana, R.I.G. 8 at km 401, 26–30.iii.1955, leg. C. Herbulot.

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DNA voucher(s)
BC ZSM Lep 76145

Scientific name	Country	Province	Publication	URL
Prasinocyma extrema (Herbulot, 1996)	Madagascar		Herbulot C. 1996d. Nouveaux Geometrinae d'Afrique et de Madagascar (Lepidoptera Geometridae). page 61

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Prasinocyma extrema (1)

Prasinocyma extrema (2)

Prasinocyma extrema (3)

Prasinocyma extrema (4)

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Scientific Name	Authorship	Rank	Status	Original Combination