Species Prasinocyma semicrocea (Walker, 1861)

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Regional Maps

• Geometra semicrocea Walker, F. 1861. Geometrites. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum 22: 499-755 [528].

  Type data:

   Holotype BMNH ♀, Australia: Tasmania.
• Chlorochroma intermixta Walker, F. 1861. Geometrites. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum 22: 499-755.

  Type data:

   Syntype(s) BMNH 1♂, 1♀, Australia: [New South Wales], Sydney.
• Chlorochroma decisissima Walker, F. 1861. Geometrites. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum 22: 499-755.

  Type data:

   Holotype BMNH ♀, Australia: Tasmania.
• Iodis [sic] subalpina Lucas, T.P. 1888. Contribution to a knowledge of the genus Iodis. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 3: 1263-1269.

  Type data:

   Syntype(s) ♂, ♀, [Australia]: Victoria, Noe, Fernshaw, 500-1500 ft.

Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy

• Meyrick, E. 1888. Revision of Australian Lepidoptera. II. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 2-n.s. 2(4): 835-928 [year of publication not confirmed] [887]

General References

Nielsen, E.S., Edwards, E.D. & Rangsi, T.V. (eds) 1996. Checklist of the Lepidoptera of Australia. Monographs on Australian Lepidoptera. Collingwood : CSIRO Publishing Vol. 4 xiv 529 pp. & CD-ROM. [218] (Note #333: Prasinocyma semicrocea (Walker, 1861), P. intermixta (Walker, 1861) and P. decisissima (Walker, 1861) were published simultaneously. Priority was given to P. semicrocea (Walker) over P. intermixta (Walker) and P. decisissima (Walker) by Meyrick (1888b: 887) as first reviser)

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