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Prasinocyma neglecta Prout L. B., 1921

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Higher taxa: Geometridae (family)/  Geometrinae (subfamily)/  Hemitheini (tribe)/  Hemitheini (subtribe)/  Prasinocyma (genus)/ 
Status:Accepted
Authorship:Prout L. B., 1921
Citation:Prasinocyma neglecta, sp. nov.
Original genus:Prasinocyma
Publication:Prout L. B. 1921. New Lepidoptera collected by Mr. T. A. Barns. IV. New Geometridae.
Journal:Bulletin of the Hill Museum
Volume:1
Issue:1
Pagination:138–139, fig. 17
URL:https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32286040
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Prasinocyma neglecta (1)
Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Prasinocyma neglecta Prout L. B., 1921 Holotype ♂ NHMUK Holotype ♂, genitalia slide 2688♂, NHMUK. Burundi Burundi, E Tanganyika, Upper Ruvubu River, Urindi District, vii–viii.1919, leg. T. A. Barns.
Prasinocyma neglecta Prout L. B., 1921 Paratype ♀ NHMUK Paratype ♀, genitalia slide 2689♀, NHMUK. Burundi Burundi, E Tanganyika, Upper Ruvubu River, Urindi District, vii–viii.1919, leg. T. A. Barns.
DNA voucher(s)
BC ZSM Lep 40507  BC ZSM Lep 83223  BC ZSM Lep 84188  BC ZSM Lep 84189  BC ZSM Lep 84190 
Distribution note:

The records of Angola, Malawi, Nigeria, and South Africa (L. B. Prout 1921: 139), of Cameroon, DR Congo (Orientale), and Ethiopia (D. S. Fletcher 1963a: 5), and of DR Congo (Katanga) (H. R. Debauche 1941) need confirmation (see A. Hausmann 2026: 125).

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 Plant Plant Family Country Publication URL
Prasinocyma neglecta Prout L. B., 1921 Ipomoea batatas Convolvulaceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1976. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2. Moths (Heterocera). page 194
Prasinocyma neglecta Prout L. B., 1921 Ricinus communis Euphorbiaceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1976. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2. Moths (Heterocera). page 194
Scientific name Parasitoid Parasitoid Family Country Publication URL
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Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination
Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination