Capys

Capys Hewitson, 1865 Protea Butteflies

Capys Hewitson, 1865; Ill. diurn. Lep. Lycaenidae (2): 59; TS: Papilio alphaeus[sic, alpheus] Cramer
Scoptes Hübner, [1819]; Verz. bek. Schmett. (7): 111; TS: Papilio alpheus Cramer
- = Capys; Eliot, 1973, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 28 (6): 439

Capys; [iNaturalist] ; [NHM-BMW]
Capys (Section Capys); Eliot, 1973, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 28 (6): 439
Capys (Deudoricina); [AfrL]
Capys (Deudorigini); [BK], 210
Capys (Lycaenidae); Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 171
Scoptes; [NHM-BMW]

Capys alpheus (Cramer, [1777])

Cape, Natal, Transvaal. See [maps] Protea Scarlet

Papilio alpheus Cramer, [1777]; Uitl. Kapellen 2 (9-16): 131, pl. 182, f. E, F

Capys alphaeus; [iNaturalist]
Capys alphaeus[sic, alpheus]; Hewitson, 1865, Ill. diurn. Lep. Lycaenidae (2): 59; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 172; [BOW]: pl. 121, f. 1; [PBSA]; Henning & Henning, 1988, Durban Mus. Novit. 14 (6): 106; [BAFR], 524; [AfrL]
Capys alpheus; [iNaturalist] ; [LEPIFORUM]
Papilio alpheus; [GNB]: (type spec.) 94 (Capys), 407 (Scoptes)

C. a. alpheus

Capys alphaeus alphaeus; [iNaturalist]
Capys alphaeus alphaeus[sic, alpheus]; Henning & Henning, 1988, Durban Mus. Novit. 14 (6): 107; [AfrL]
Capys alpheus alpheus; [iNaturalist]

C. a. extentus Quickelberge, 1979 Natal

Capys alphaeus extentus Quickelberge, 1979; Durban Mus. Novit. 12 (2): 25; TL: Karkloof, Natal

Capys alphaeus extentus; Henning & Henning, 1988, Durban Mus. Novit. 14 (6): 107; [AfrL]; [iNaturalist]
Capys alpheus extentus; [iNaturalist]

Capys bamendanus Schultze, 1909 Camerouns

Capys disjunctus var. bamendanus Schultze, 1909; Soc. Ent. 24 (3): 19

Capys bamendanus; [AfrL]; [iNaturalist]
Capys disjunctus bamendanus; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 172; [BAFR], 525 (text); Henning & Henning, 1988, Durban Mus. Novit. 14 (6): 109

Capys bamptoni Henning & Henning, 1988

S.Sudan. See [maps]

Capys bamptoni Henning & Henning, 1988; Durban Mus. Novit. 14 (6): 115; TL: Imatong Mtns, 2600m

Capys bamptoni; [AfrL]; [iNaturalist]

Capys brunneus Aurivillius, 1916

-. See [maps]

Capys brunneus Aurivillius, 1916; Zool. Ark. 10 (14): 5; TL: Kigonsera, Tanzania
- = Capys alphaeus; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 172

Capys brunneus; [AfrL]; [iNaturalist]

C. b. brunneus W.Tanzania, S.Tanzania, Malawi

Capys brunneus brunneus; Henning & Henning, 1988, Durban Mus. Novit. 14 (6): 120; [AfrL]; [iNaturalist]
Capys brunneus; [BAFR], 525

C. b. heathi Henning & Henning, 1988 Zambia

Capys brunneus heathi Henning & Henning, 1988; Durban Mus. Novit. 14 (6): 121; TL: Isombo, Ikelenge, Zambia

Capys brunneus heathi; [AfrL]; [iNaturalist]

Capys calpurnia Henning & Henning, 1988

Kenya (Mt Nyiro). See [maps]

Capys calpurnia Henning & Henning, 1988; Durban Mus. Novit. 14 (6): 116; TL: Mt Nyiro, Kenya, 2100m

Capys calpurnia; [BK]: 211, pl. 21, f. 270; [AfrL]; [iNaturalist]

Capys catharus Riley, 1932

-. See [maps]

Capys catharus Riley, 1932; Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (10) 10: 142; TL: M'Pala, Tanzania

Capys catharus; Henning & Henning, 1988, Durban Mus. Novit. 14 (6): 119; [BK], 212 (note); [AfrL]; [iNaturalist]

C. c. catharus N.Zambia, S.Zaire (Shaba), Tanzania

Capys catharus catharus; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 172; [BAFR], 525; Henning & Henning, 1988, Durban Mus. Novit. 14 (6): 120; [AfrL]

C. c. rileyi Stempffer, 1967 W.Kenya, Uganda

Capys catharus rileyi Stempffer, 1967; Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 172; TL: Kenya
Capys catharus ♀ f. rileyi Stoneham, 1938; Bull. Stoneham Mus. (36): 1

Capys catharus rileyi; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 172; [BAFR], 525 (text); Henning & Henning, 1988, Durban Mus. Novit. 14 (6): 120; [AfrL]
Capys rileyi; [BK]: 212, pl. 21, f. 273; [iNaturalist]

Capys collinsi Henning & Henning, 1988

Kenya (Ol'Doniyo Sabuk). See [maps] Collins' Protea Butterfly

Capys collinsi Henning & Henning, 1988; Durban Mus. Novit. 14 (6): 114; TL: Oldonyo Sabuk, Kenya, 1800m

Capys collinsi; [BK]: 211, pl. 21, f. 269; [AfrL]; [iNaturalist]

Capys connexivus Butler, [1897]

-. See [maps]

Capys connexivus Butler, [1897]; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1896: 831

Capys connexiva connexiva; [iNaturalist]
Capys connexiva; [iNaturalist]
Capys connexivus; Henning & Henning, 1988, Durban Mus. Novit. 14 (6): 112; [AfrL]; [iNaturalist]

C. c. connexivus NE.Rhodesia (Mashonaland), Malawi, Zambia, S.Tanzania, S.Zaire (Shaba), Angola

Capys connexivus connexivus; [AfrL]; [iNaturalist]
Capys disjunctus connexivus; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 172; [BAFR], 525; Henning & Henning, 1988, Durban Mus. Novit. 14 (6): 112

C. c. gardineri Henning & Henning, 1988 Zambia

Capys connexivus gardineri Henning & Henning, 1988; Durban Mus. Novit. 14 (6): 113; TL: Mufulira, Zambia

Capys connexiva gardineri; [iNaturalist]
Capys connexivus gardineri; [AfrL]

Capys cupreus Henning & Henning, 1988

Kenya (Mau Escarpment). See [maps] Cupreous Protea Butterfly

Capys cupreus Henning & Henning, 1988; Durban Mus. Novit. 14 (6): 118; TL: Rongai, Kenya, 2200m

Capys cupreus; [BK]: 212, pl. 21, f. 272; [AfrL]; [iNaturalist]

Capys disjunctus Trimen, 1895

Rhodesia, Natal, Transvaal. See [maps]

Capys disjunctus Trimen, 1895; Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1895 (2): 190

Capys disjunctus; [BOW]: pl. 121, f. 2-3; Henning & Henning, 1988, Durban Mus. Novit. 14 (6): 108; [PBSA]; [AfrL]; [iNaturalist]

C. d. disjunctus Natal, Transvaal, SW.Rhodesia (Matabeland)

Capys disjunctus disjunctus; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 172; [BAFR], 525

Capys hermes Henning & Henning, 1988

Kenya (Lesiolo/Maralal, Menegai Crater). See [maps]

Capys hermes Henning & Henning, 1988; Durban Mus. Novit. 14 (6): 109; TL: Lesiolo, Marlal, Kenya

Capys hermes; [BK]: 210; [AfrL]; [iNaturalist]

Capys juliae Henning & Henning, 1988

Kenya (Cherangani Hills). See [maps] Julia's Protea Butterfly

Capys juliae Henning & Henning, 1988; Durban Mus. Novit. 14 (6): 117; TL: Cherangani Hills, Kenya, 2300m

Capys juliae; [BK]: 211; [AfrL]; [iNaturalist]

Capys meruensis Henning & Henning, 1988

Kenya (Mt Kenya). See [maps]

Capys meruensis Henning & Henning, 1988; Durban Mus. Novit. 14 (6): 111; TL: Meru, Mt Kenya, Kenya

Capys meruensis; [BK]: 211; [AfrL]; [iNaturalist]

Capys penningtoni Riley, 1932

Natal. See [maps]

Capys penningtoni Riley, 1932; Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (10) 10: 142; TL: Inhlozane, Natal

Capys penningtoni; Henning & Henning, 1988, Durban Mus. Novit. 14 (6): 108; [BOW]: pl. 121, f. 2 (text only); [PBSA]; [BAFR], 524; [AfrL]; [iNaturalist]

Capys stuarti Collins & Larsen, 2000

Nigeria. See [maps]

Capys stuarti Collins & Larsen, 2000; Metamorphosis 11 (2): 65; TL: Nigeria, Anara Forest Reserve, Jos area

Capys stuarti; [AfrL]; [iNaturalist]

Capys usambarae Congdon & Collins, 1998

Capys usambarae; [AfrL]; [iNaturalist]

Capys vorgasi Larsen & Collins, 2003

Ghana. See [maps]

Capys vorgasi Larsen & Collins, 2003; Metamorphosis 14 (3): 93; TL: Ghana, Volta Region, Likpe

Capys vorgasi; [AfrL]; [iNaturalist]

References:

[AJA]
African Journal Archive
[AfrL] Mark C. Williams
Checklist of Afrotropical Papilionoidea and Hesperoidea; Compiled by Mark C. Williams, 7th ed. (2008) (April 2007); Afrototropical Butterflies; e-mail: Mark C. Williams
[HBN] Francis Hemming, 1937
HÜBNER, A bibliographical and systematic account of the entomological works of Jacob Hübner and of the supplements thereto by Carl Geyer, Gottfried Franz von Frölich and Gottlieb August Wilhelm Herrich-Schäffer, Vol 1 & 2
[LEPIFORUM]
Lepiforum; Bestimmung von Schmetterlingen (Lepidoptera) und ihren Präimaginalstadien
[NHM-BMW] Natural History Museum
Butterflies and Moths of the World; Generic Names and their Type-species
[iNaturalist]
iNaturalist
[maps]
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Some related literature:

Aurivillius, 1916
Diagnosen neuer Lepidopteren aus Afrika Zool. Ark. 10 (14) : 1-6
Butler, [1897]
On two collections of lepidoptera made by Mr R. Crawshay in Nyasa-land Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1896 : 817-850, pl. 41-42
Collins & Larsen, 2000
Eight new species and five new subspecies of African butterflies (Rhopalocera) - an ABRI research paper Metamorphosis 11 (2) : 57-75
Larsen & Collins in Collins, Larsen & Warren-Gash, 2003
Notes on Afrotropical butterflies with the description of eleven new species and four new subspecies (Lepidoptera: Rhopalocera) - ABRI Research Paper No. 3 Metamorphosis 14 (3) : 63-110
Cramer, [1777]
Uitlandsche Kapellen (Papillons exotiques) Uitl. Kapellen 2 (9-16): 1-152, pl. 97-192 (1777)
[BAFR]; D'Abrera, 1980
Butterflies of the Afrotropical Region: -
[PBSA]; Dickson & Kroon, 1978
Pennington's Butterflies of Southern Africa
Eliot, 1973
The higher classification of the Lycaenidae (Lepidoptera): a tentative Arrangement Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 28 (6) : 373-505 (162fgs), pl. 1-6
[GNB]; Hemming, 1967
Generic names of the butterflies and their type-species (Lepidoptera: Rhopalocera) Bull. Br. Mus. (Ent.) Suppl. 9 : 5-509
Henning & Henning, 1988
A review of the genus Capys Hewitson (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae) with description of seven new species and two new subspecies Durban Mus. Novit. 14 (6) : 102-139
Hewitson, 1865
Illustrations of diurnal Lepidoptera. Lycaenidae Ill. diurn. Lep. Lycaenidae (1): 1-36,37*, pl. 1-16 (1863), (2): 37-76, pl. 17-30 (1865), (3): 77-114, pl. 31-46 (1867), (4): 115-136,14a-h, pl. 47-54,3a-c, (Suppl.) 1-16, pl. 1-5 (1869), (5): 137-150,151*, pl. 55-59, (Suppl.) pl. 6 (1873), (6): 151-184,185*, pl. 60-73 (1874), (7): 185-208,209*, pl. 74-83 (1877), (8): 209-228, pl. 84-85,88-92, (Suppl.) 17-47, pl. 1a-b,3a-b,4a,5a-b,7-8 (1878)
Hübner, [1819]
Verzeichniss bekannter Schmettlinge, 1816-[1826] Verz. bek. Schmett. (1): [1-3], 4-16 (1816), (2): 17-32 (1819), (3): 33-48 (1819), (4): 49-64 (1819), (5): 65-80 (1819), (6): 81-96 (1819), (7): 97-112 (1819), (8): 113-128 (1819), (9): 129-144 (1819), (10): 145-160 (1819), (11): 161-176 (1819), (12): 177-192 (1820), (13): 193-208 (1820), (14): 209-224 (1821), (15): 225-240 (1821), (16): 241-256 (1821), (17): 257-272 (1823), (18): 273-288 (1823), (19): 289-304 (1823), (20): 305-320 (1825), (21): 321-336 (1825), (22): 337-352 (1825), (23-27): 353-431 ([1825])
[BK]; Larsen, 1996
The Butterflies of Kenya and their natural history Butterflies of Kenya
[BOW]; Lewis, 1974
Butterflies of the World
Quickelberge, 1979
Systematic notes on southern African butterflies - 3. On the genus Capys Hewitson (Lycaenidae: Lepidoptera), with special reference to C. alphaeus (Cramer) including the description of a new subspecies Durban Mus. Novit. 12 (2) : 19-26
Riley, 1932
New African and Arabian butterflies Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (10) 10 : 137-152
Schultze, 1909
Einige Bemerkungen über die Einleitung von Dr. A. Seitz zur III. Abteil: Fauna africana von "Die Grossschmetterlinge der Erde", sowie Besprechung von zwei neuen Tagfalter-formen aus Kamerun Soc. Ent. 24 (3) : 17-19
Stempffer, 1967
The genera of the African Lycaenidae (Lepidoptera: Rhopalocera) Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10 : 1-322
Stoneham, 1938
Notes on African Lycaenidae, and some new forms Bull. Stoneham Mus. (36): 1-3
Trimen, 1895
On some new species of Butterflies from Tropical and Extra Tropical S. Africa Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1895 (2) : 181-194, pl. 5

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