Chrysoritis brooksi, Riley 1938: 241

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brooksi Riley 1938: 241 . Holotype: NHM, London. Type locality: Nr. Philadelphia, Cape Prov. A mid and low elevation insect. MPT: low elevation slopes and flat ground. Host ant: Crem. peringueyi . Juvenile stage: Fig. 15 .

Taxonomy: Supported by CAD and COI data. Monophyletic in the COI tree (100%) with the inclusion of a brooksi-endymion hybrid. In the CAD tree, all C. brooksi samples (n = 2 but not the hybrid sample) are clustered and have identical sequences for 659/745 bp. Conservation status of C. b. brooksi : LC.

C. brooksi tearei (Dickson 1966) . Poecilmitis brooksi tearei Dickson 1966 . Holotype: NHM, London. Type locality: East of Riversdale. Low elevation insect. MPT: flat ground. Host ant: Crem. peringueyi . Conservation status of this subspecies: EN.

C. brooksi-rileyi hybrid (sample AH12C011, Fig. 16 ). This specimen was taken on flat ground at Brand Vlei Worcester from a concentrated population of C. rileyi and where C. b. brooksi occurs sparsely. Its wing facies are wholly typical of C. rileyi but it is placed among the C. brooksi in the COI tree. Sample C011 is treated here as a brooksi-rileyi hybrid. This hypothesis is supported by the CAD tree, where the hybrid clusters with both C. rileyi and C. endymion samples (726/745 bp overlap).

Chrysoritis swanepoeli (Dickson 1965) . Poecilmitis

Figures

Figure 15 – C. b. brooksi final instar (Pella, Mamre).

Figure 16 – C. brooksi-rileyi hybrid (Brandvlei Dam).