Cobalus
Introduction '''''Cobalus''''' is a genus of skippers in the family Hesperiidae.
Species Recognised species in the genus ''Cobalus'' include:* ''Cobalus fidicula'' (Hewitson, 1877)* ''Cobalus virbius'' Cramer, 1777===Former species===*''Cobalus aethus'' Hayward, 1951 - transferred to ''Tricrista aethus'' (Hayward, 1951)*''Cobalus arita'' Schaus, 1902 - transferred to ''Tigasis arita'' (Schaus, 1902)*''Cobalus asella'' Herrich-Schäffer, 1869 - synonymized with ''Amblyscirtes alternata'' (Grote and Robinson, 1867)*''Cobalus calvina'' (Hewitson, 1866) - transferred to ''Calvetta calvina'' (Hewitson, 1866)*''Cobalus cannae'' Herrich-Schäffer, 1869 - transferred to ''Quinta cannae'' (Herrich-Schäffer, 1869)*''Cobalus chrysophrys'' Mabille, 1891 - transferred to ''Mnasitheus chrysophrys'' (Mabille, 1891)*''Cobalus cinnamomea'' Herrich-Schäffer, 1869 - transferred to ''Methionopsis cinnamomea'' (Herrich-Schäffer, 1869)*''Cobalus columbaria'' Herrich-Schäffer, 1870 - transferred to ''Onophas columbaria'' (Herrich-Schäffer, 1870)*''Cobalus corope'' Herrich-Schäffer, 1869 - transferred to ''Tigasis corope'' (Herrich-Schäffer, 1869)*''Cobalus cristatus'' Bell, 1930 - transferred to ''Tricrista cristatus'' (Bell, 1930)*''Cobalus discors'' Plötz, 1882 - transferred to ''Carystina discors'' (Plötz, 1882) *''Cobalus disjuncta'' Herrich-Schäffer, 1869 - synonymized with ''Dubiella dubius'' (Stoll, 1781)*''Cobalus duplex'' Mabille, 1889 - synonymized with ''Prosopalpus debilis'' (Plötz, 1879)*''Cobalus evanidus'' Mabille, 1883 - synonymized with ''Mnasilus allubita'' (Butler, 1877)*''Cobalus gabina'' Godman, 1900 - transferred to ''Neoxeniades gabina'' (Godman, 1900)*''Cobalus hypargyra'' Herrich-Schäffer, 1869 - transferred to ''Paracarystus hypargyra'' (Herrich-Schäffer, 1869)*''Cobalus illudens'' Mabille, 1891 - synonymized with ''Vehilius stictomenes'' (Butler, 1877)*''Cobalus ludens'' Mabille, 1891 - transferred to ''Ludens ludens'' (Mabille, 1891)*''Cobalus lumina'' Herrich-Schäffer, 1869 - transferred to ''Cymaenes lumina'' (Herrich-Schäffer, 1869)*''Cobalus lurida'' Herrich-Schäffer, 1869 - transferred to ''Lurida lurida'' (Herrich-Schäffer, 1869)*''Cobalus mubevensis'' Bell, 1932 - transferred to ''Eutus mubevensis'' (Bell, 1932)*''Cobalus quadrata'' Herrich-Schäffer, 1869 - transferred to ''Xeniades quadrata'' (Herrich-Schäffer, 1869)*''Cobalus rastaca'' Schaus, 1902 - transferred to ''Eutus rastaca'' (Schaus, 1902)*''Cobalus simplicissima'' Herrich-Schäffer, 1870 - transferred to ''Mnasalcas simplicissima'' (Herrich-Schäffer, 1870)*''Cobalus stigmula'' Mabille, 1891 - synonymized with ''Contrastia distigma'' (Plötz, 1882)*''Cobalus tertianus'' Herrich-Schäffer, 1869 - transferred to ''Mielkeus tertianus'' (Herrich-Schäffer, 1869)*''Cobalus tripunctus'' Herrich-Schäffer, 1865 - transferred to ''Cymaenes tripunctus'' (Herrich-Schäffer, 1865)*''Cobalus umbrosus'' Mabille, 1883 - synonymized with ''Mnasilus allubita'' (Butler, 1877)
References * Natural History Museum Lepidoptera genus database