Telegonus hopfferi (Plötz, 1881) is a species distinct from Telegonus alector (C. Felder & R. Felder, 1867)

Genomic analysis reveals that Eudamus hopfferi Plötz, 1881 (type locality in Mexico, likely south-central or southern, lectotype sequenced as NVG-22068G07), currently treated as a subspecies of Telegonus alector (C. Felder & R. Felder, 1867) (type locality Colombia: Bogota), is genetically differentiated from it at the species level (Fig. 61) with Fst /COI barcode difference of 0.32/1.7% (11 bp). Therefore, we propose that Telegonus hopfferi (Plötz, 1881), stat. rest. is a species distinct from Telegonus alector (C. Felder & R. Felder, 1867).