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Problepsis virginalis (Prout L. B., 1917)

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Higher taxa: Geometridae (family)/  Sterrhinae (subfamily)/  Scopulini (tribe)/  Problepsis (genus)/ 
Status:Accepted
Authorship:(Prout L. B., 1917)
Citation:Somatina virginalis spec. nov.
Original genus:Somatina
Publication:Prout L. B. 1917c. New African Geometridae.
Journal:Novitates Zoologicae
Volume:24
Issue:
Pagination:430
URL:https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3151981
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Problepsis virginalis (1)
Taxonomic note:

Transferred to Problepsis by P. Sihvonen et al. (2020: 611).

Sihvonen P., Murillo‐Ramos L., Brehm G., Staude H. & Wahlberg N. 2020. Molecular phylogeny of Sterrhinae moths (Lepidoptera: Geometridae): towards a global classification.
Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Problepsis virginalis (Prout L. B., 1917) Holotype ♂ NHMUK Holotype ♂, NHMUK. Uganda Uganda, Entebbe.
DNA voucher(s)
BC ZSM Lep 70066 
Scientific name Country Province Publication URL
Problepsis virginalis (Prout L. B., 1917) Angola Prout L. B. 1917c. New African Geometridae. page 430
Problepsis virginalis (Prout L. B., 1917) Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Prout L. B. 1917c. New African Geometridae. page 430
Problepsis virginalis (Prout L. B., 1917) Kenya Prout L. B. 1917c. New African Geometridae. page 430
Problepsis virginalis (Prout L. B., 1917) Malawi Prout L. B. 1917c. New African Geometridae. page 430
Problepsis virginalis (Prout L. B., 1917) Sierra Leone Prout L. B. 1917c. New African Geometridae. page 430
Problepsis virginalis (Prout L. B., 1917) Tanzania Prout L. B. 1917c. New African Geometridae. page 430
Problepsis virginalis (Prout L. B., 1917) Uganda Prout L. B. 1917c. New African Geometridae. page 430
Problepsis virginalis (Prout L. B., 1917) Yemen Hausmann A. 1999. Geometrid moth species from Yemen (Lepidoptera: Geometridae). page 294
Problepsis virginalis (Prout L. B., 1917) Zimbabwe Prout L. B. 1932a. Voyage de Ch. Alluaud et R. Jeannel en Afrique Orientale (1911–1912). Insectes Lépidoptères. III. Geometridae. page 394
Scientific name Plant Plant Family Country Publication URL
Problepsis virginalis (Prout L. B., 1917) Jasminum sp. Oleaceae 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