Molecular phylogenetic analysis indicates that the genus Carterocephalus is not monophyletic. Based on combined molecular and morphological evidence, we propose a new genus, Pulchroptera Hou, Fan & Chiba, gen. nov., for Pamphila pulchra Leech, 1891. The adult, wing venation, and male genitalia of Pulchroptera pulchra comb. nov., Carterocephalus palaemon, and related genera are illustrated.
