Abstract
Four new species of the hairstreak butterfly genus Capys Hewitson, [1865] (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae: Theclinae: Deudorigini) are described: C. arba Sáfián et Fric, sp. n. (type locality: Ethiopia, Dorze Lodge), C. moroto Sáfián et Collins, sp. n. (type locality: Uganda, Mount Moroto), C. robertsi Collins et Sáfián, sp. n. (type locality: Kenya, Mount Kenya, moorland above Marania Bredt), and C. smithi Takano et Sáfián, sp. n. (type locality: Ivory Coast, Comoé National Park). Morphological features such as male genitalia, dorsal hindwing surface, androconia and labial palps, previously used in the separation of Capys species, are reviewed. Biogeography of the newly described species is also discussed using evidence from molecular analysis. With 74 figures.
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