Blatchley
(2) divided eastern species of the genus
Ceratocapsus into Groups I and II mainly by the punctation on the pronotum.
Henry
(3) is revising
Ceratocapsus and considers it as a mixture of at least 4 species groups having their own generic status. The
Ceratocapsus lutescens group includes 23 species as well as the type species
C. lutescens of
Ceratocapsus and will be retained in this genus while other groups will be moved to other genera. The
lutescens group is "distinguished from other
Ceratocapsus by the
impunctate dorsum (sometimes appearing finely punctured or alutaceous), the finely pubescent membrane (thickly clothed with simple microsetae which to the eye appear as a fine scale-like covering) and the male genitalia."
