''Prosomphax'' is a very small
genus in the
geometer moth family (Geometridae). As of 2005, only four
species had been described; all are found in the southern half of
Africa. This little-studied genus belongs to the
emerald moth
Geometrinae is the nominate subfamily of the geometer moth family (Geometridae). It is strongly split, containing a considerable number of tribes of which most are presently very small or monotypic. These small moths are often a light bluish ...
subfamily
In biological classification, a subfamily (Latin: ', plural ') is an auxiliary (intermediate) taxonomic rank, next below family but more inclusive than genus. Standard nomenclature rules end subfamily botanical names with "-oideae", and zoologi ...
(Geometrinae), but beyond that its relationships are still rather obscure.
The species of ''Prosomphax'' are:
[Krüger (2005)]
* ''
Prosomphax callista''
Warren, 1911
* ''
Prosomphax deuterurga''
Prout, 1922
* ''
Prosomphax anomala''
(Warren, 1902)
* ''
Prosomphax horitropha''
Krüger, 2005
Footnotes
References
* (2005): New species of geometrid moths from Lesotho (Lepidoptera: Geometroidea: Geometridae). ''Annals of the Transvaal Museum'' 42: 19-45
HTML abstract* (2004c)
Butterflies and Moths of the World, Generic Names and their Type-species&ndash
''Prosomphax'' Version of 2004-NOV-05. Retrieved 2011-APR-21.
Geometrinae
Geometridae genera
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