Carystus (skipper)
Introduction '''''Carystus''''' is a genus of skipper butterflies in the family Hesperiidae.
Species The genus ''Carystus'' consists of the following species:*''Carystus cynaxa'' Hewitson, 1867*''Carystus diores'' (Plötz, 1882)*''Carystus elana'' (Plötz, 1882)*''Carystus elvira'' (Plötz, 1882)*''Carystus hocus'' Evans, 1955*''Carystus hylaspes'' (Stoll, 1781)*''Carystus jolus'' (Stoll, 1782)*''Carystus junior'' Evans, 1955*''Carystus lota'' Hewitson, 1877*''Carystus metella'' (Plötz, 1882)*''Carystus moeros'' (Möschler, 1877)*''Carystus periphas'' Mabille, 1891*''Carystus phorcus'' (Cramer, 1777)*''Carystus ploetzi'' Mielke & Casagrande, 2002*''Carystus superbiens'' Mabille, 1891===Former species===*''Carystus argus'' Möschler, 1879 - synonymized with ''Carystus lota'' Hewitson, 1877*''Carystus dyscritus'' Mabille, 1891 - synonymized with ''Cobalopsis nero'' (Herrich-Schäffer, 1869)*''Carystus epidius'' Mabille, 1891 - transferred to ''Pheraeus epidius'' (Mabille, 1891)*''Carystus gemmatus'' Butler, 1872 - transferred to ''Dion gemmatus'' (Butler, 1872)*''Carystus jeconia'' Butler, 1870 - transferred to ''Falga jeconia'' (Butler, 1870)*''Carystus klugi'' Bell, 1941 - transferred to ''Mielkeus klugi'' (Bell, 1941)*''Carystus lucia'' Capronnier, 1874 - transferred to ''Lucida lucia'' (Capronnier, 1874)*''Carystus odilia'' Burmeister, 1878 - synonymized with ''Cymaenes lumina'' (Herrich-Schäffer, 1869)*''Carystus salenus'' Mabille, 1883 - transferred to ''Synapte salenus'' (Mabille, 1883)*''Carystus simulius '' Druce, 1876 - transferred to ''Lindra simulius'' (Druce, 1876)*''Carystus tetragraphus'' Mabille, 1891 - synonymized with ''Lotongus calathus'' (Hewitson, 1876)
References * Natural History Museum Lepidoptera genus database