Chrysoritis
Nais
, Poecilmitis , Bowkeria , Oxychaeta , South African CoppersAndrew V. Z. Brower- Chrysoritis chrysantas
- Chrysoritis oreas group
- Chrysoritis dicksoni
- Chrysoritis oreas
- Chrysoritis zeuxo group
- Chrysoritis coetzeri
- Chrysoritis zeuxo
- Chrysoritis zonarius
- Chrysoritis chrysaor group
- Chrysoritis aethon
- Chrysoritis aureus
- Chrysoritis chrysaor
- Chrysoritis lycegenes
- Chrysoritis lyncurium
- Chrysoritis midas
- Chrysoritis natalensis
- Chrysoritis phosphor (the Rainforest Copper)
- Chrysoritis pyroeis group
- Chrysoritis felthami
- Chrysoritis pyroeis
- Chrysoritis thysbe group
- Chrysoritis aridus
- Chrysoritis endymion
- Chrysoritis adonis
- Chrysoritis azurius
- Chrysoritis beaufortius
- Chrysoritis beulah
- Chrysoritis blencathrae
- Chrysoritis braueri
- Chrysoritis brooksi
- Chrysoritis daphne
- Chrysoritis irene
- Chrysoritis nigricans
- Chrysoritis orientalis
- Chrysoritis palmus
- Chrysoritis pan
- Chrysoritis pelion
- Chrysoritis penningtoni
- Chrysoritis perseus
- Chrysoritis plutus
- Chrysoritis pyramus
- Chrysoritis rileyi
- Chrysoritis swanepoeli
- Chrysoritis thysbe
- Chrysoritis trimeni
- Chrysoritis turneri
- Chrysoritis uranus
- Chrysoritis violescens
Discussion of Phylogenetic Relationships
Several genera were synonymized by Heath (1997) in his reorganization of this complex. Most of the species in the new, more inclusive Chrysoritis (e. g., the thysbe group) were formerly included in Poecilmitis.
References
Ackery, P. R., Smith, C. R. & Vane-Wright, R. I. (ed.) 1995 Carcasson's African butterflies. Canberra: CSIRO.
Heath, A. 1997 A review of African genera of the tribe Aphnaeini (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae) Metamorphosis Suppl. 2: 1-60
Heath, A. 2001New Synonymies and taxonomic notes on the genus Chrysoritis Bultler (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae) Metamorphosis 12 (3): 85-98
Heath, A. & Pringle, E. L. 2007 Biological observations and a taxonomic review based on morphological characters in the myrmecophilous genus Chrysoritis Butler (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae: Aphnaeini) Metamorphosis 18 (1):
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