Carystus (skipper)

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)