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