Cecropterus (Thorybes) coxeyi (Williams, 1931) is a species distinct from Cecropterus (Thorybes) egregius (Butler, 1870)

Genomic analysis of Eudamus coxeyi Williams, 1931 (type locality Ecuador: Huigra, holotype sequenced as NVG-15096B02), currently treated as a subspecies of Cecropterus (Thorybes) egregius Butler, 1870 (type locality not specified), reveals that the two taxa are genetically differentiated at the species level (Fig. 53); e.g., their Fst/Gmin/COI barcode difference are 0.37/0.014/1.2% (8 bp). The former taxon differs from the latter by being paler: e.g., forewing semi-hyaline spots are larger, the ventral hindwing ground color is pale brown, and hindwing fringes are white (Evans 1952). Therefore, we propose that Cecropterus (Thorybes) coxeyi (Williams, 1931), stat. rest. is a species distinct from Cecropterus (Thorybes) egregius (Butler, 1870) . As a result, C. egregius becomes monotypic. The COI barcode sequence of the holotype of C. coxeyi, sample NVG-15096B02, GenBank PV550004, 658 base pairs, is: AACTTTATATTTTATTTTTGGAATTTGAGCAGGATTAATTGGAACTTCATTAAGTTTACTTATTCGAACTGAATTAGGAACTCCAGGATCTTTAATTGGAGATGATCAAATTTATAATACT ATTGTTACAGCTCATGCTTTCATTATAATTTTTTTTATAGTTATACCTATTATAATCGGAGGATTTGGAAATTGATTAGTTCCTCTTATATTAGGAGCTCCTGATATAGCTTTCCCTCGTA TAAATAATATAAGATTTTGATTATTACCCCCTTCATTAACTCTTTTAATTTCAAGAAGTATTGTTGAAAATGGTGCAGGTACTGGTTGAACTGTTTACCCCCCTTTATCTTCTAATATTGC TCATCAAGGAGCATCAGTAGATTTAGCAATTTTTTCTTTACATCTTGCAGGAATTTCATCTATTCTTGGAGCTATTAATTTTATCACAACTATTATTAATATACGAATTAATAATTTATCA TTTGATCAAATACCATTATTTATTTGAGCTGTTGGAATTACAGCTCTACTTTTATTACTTTCATTACCTGTTTTAGCTGGAGCTATTACTATATTATTAACTGATCGAAACTTAAATACTT CATTTTTTGATCCTGCAGGTGGGGGAGATCCTATTTTATATCAACATTTATTT