Prochasma

Prochasma
Prochasma dentilinea
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Subfamily: Ennominae
Genus:
Warren, 1897[1]

Prochasma is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae. It was described by William Warren in 1897.[1][2][3] It occurs in South, East, and Southeast Asia , including Maritime Southeast Asia.[2]

Prochasma are small moths with wingspans of 18–25 mm. Males (forewing length: 10–15 mm) are slightly smaller than females (forewing length: 11–16 mm).[2]

Species

There are eight recognized species:[2]

  • Prochasma albimonilis Prout, 1927 – Myanmar, Laos, Vietnam
  • Prochasma dentilinea (Warren, 1893) – India, Nepal, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, SW China
  • Prochasma diaoluoensis Liu & Stüning, 2024 – Hainan[2]
  • Prochasma kishidana Sato, 2019 – Peninsular Malaysia, Borneo, Sumatra
  • Prochasma mimica Warren, 1897 – north-eastern Himalayas
  • Prochasma parasqualida Sato, 2023 – Vietnam, Laos, Thailand
  • Prochasma sasakiana Sato, 2019 – Borneo
  • Prochasma squalida (Wileman, 1915) – Taiwan

References

  1. ^ a b Rajaei, Hossein; Hausmann, Axel; Scoble, Malcolm; Wanke, Dominic; Plotkin, David; Brehm, Gunnar; Murillo-Ramos, Leidys & Sihvonen, Pasi (6 June 2024). "Prochasma Warren, 1897". Online Taxonomic Facility of Geometridae 1.1.24.158. Retrieved 30 March 2025.
  2. ^ a b c d e Liu, Bo & Stüning, Dieter (January 31, 2024). "Review of the genus Prochasma Warren (Geometridae, Ennominae, Boarmiini), with description of a new species from Hainan, South China". ZooKeys (1190): 303–317. Bibcode:2024ZooK.1190..303L. doi:10.3897/zookeys.1190.112468. PMC 10851164. PMID 38333669.
  3. ^ Savela, Markku. "Prochasma Warren, 1897". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 30 March 2025.


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