Pericyma umbrina (Guenée, 1852)

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Permalink:	PERIUMBR
Higher taxa:	Erebidae (family)/  Erebinae (subfamily)/  Pericymini (tribe)/  Pericyma (genus)/
Status:	Accepted
Authorship:	(Guenée, 1852)
Citation:	Alamis Umbrina Gn.
Original genus:	Alamis
Publication:	Guenée A. M. 1852c. Histoire naturelle des Insectes. VII. Species général des Lépidoptères. Noctuélites. Tome III.
Journal:	—
Volume:	7
Issue:
Pagination:	4
URL:	https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9747236

Taxonomic note:

Transferred to Pericyma by E. P. Wiltshire (1970a: 98).

Wiltshire E. P. 1970a. Middle East Lepidoptera XVIII. A review of the genus Pericyma Herrich-Schäffer and neighbouring genera (Noctuidae).

Scientific name	TypeStatus	Gender	Museum	Description	Country	Locality	Publication	URL
Pericyma umbrina (Guenée, 1852)	Syntype	♀		Syntypes 2♀.	India	India, Indes orientales, leg. Saunders.

Distribution note:

Oriental: India.

Scientific name	Country	Province	Publication	URL
Pericyma umbrina (Guenée, 1852)	Kenya		Fawcett J. M. 1916. Notes on a collection of Heterocera made by Mr. W. Feather in British East Africa, 1911–13. page 715
Pericyma umbrina (Guenée, 1852)	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 (as albicincta)
Pericyma umbrina (Guenée, 1852)	Somalia		Berio E. 1938b. Spedizione zoologica del Marchese Saverio Patrizi nel Basso Giuba e nell'Oltregiuba Giugno-Agosto 1934. Lista dei lepidotteri eteroceri con note e diagnosi di eteroceri africani. page 196
Pericyma umbrina (Guenée, 1852)	South Africa	KwaZulu-Natal	Platt E. E. 1921. List of foodplants of some South African lepidopterous larvae. page 66
Pericyma umbrina (Guenée, 1852)	Zimbabwe		Taylor J. S. 1953. Notes on Lepidoptera in the Eastern Cape Province (Part III). page 148

Scientific name	Plant	Plant Family	Country	Publication	URL
Pericyma umbrina (Guenée, 1852)	Acacia sp.	Fabaceae	Zimbabwe	Taylor J. S. 1953. Notes on Lepidoptera in the Eastern Cape Province (Part III). page 148
Pericyma umbrina (Guenée, 1852)	Acacia sp.	Fabaceae	South Africa	Platt E. E. 1921. List of foodplants of some South African lepidopterous larvae. page 66

Scientific name	Parasitoid	Parasitoid Family	Country	Publication	URL

Scientific Name	Authorship	Rank	Status	Original Combination

Scientific Name	Authorship	Rank	Status	Original Combination
Pericyma albicincta (Guenée, 1852)	(Guenée, 1852)	species	Synonym	Alamis albicincta
Pericyma continua (Walker, 1865)	(Walker, 1865)	species	Synonym	Alamis continua
Pericyma hypophaea (Guenée, 1852)	(Guenée, 1852)	species	Synonym	Alamis hypophaea
Pericyma plumipes (Walker, 1865)	(Walker, 1865)	species	Synonym	Homoptera plumipes