Cecropterus (Thorybes) virescens (Mabille, 1877)

Cecropterus (Thorybes) chlorothrix (Röber, 1925) is a species distinct from Cecropterus (Thorybes) virescens (Mabille, 1877)

Genomic analysis of Eudamus chlorothrix Röber, 1925 (type locality Peru: Pasco, Huancabamba, holotype sequenced as NVG-18094D06), currently treated as a junior subjective synonym of Cecropterus (Thorybes) virescens (Mabille, 1877) (type locality given as “Cayenne” [ French Guiana?], syntype sequenced as NVG-15029F10), reveals that the two taxa are genetically differentiated at the species level ( Fig. 53 View Fig ); e.g., their Fst/Gmin/COI barcode difference are 0.18/0.012/2.3% (15 bp). Therefore, we propose that Cecropterus (Thorybes) chlorothrix (Röber, 1925) , stat. rest. is a species distinct from Cecropterus (Thorybes) virescens (Mabille, 1877) . The COI barcode sequence of the holotype of C. chlorothrix , sample NVG-18094D06, GenBank PV550005, 658 base pairs, is: AACTTTATATTTTATTTTTGGAATTTGAGCAGGATTAATTGGAACTTCATTAAGTTTACTTATTCGAACTGAATTAGGAACTCCAGGATCTTTAATTGGAGATGATCAAATTTATAATACT ATTGTTACAGCCCATGCTTTCATTATAATTTTTTTTATAGTTATACCTATTATAATTGGAGGATTTGGAAATTGATTAATTCCTCTTATATTAGGAGCTCCTGATATAGCTTTTCCTCGTA TAAATAATATAAGATTTTGATTATTACCTCCCTCTTTAACTCTTTTAATTTCAAGAAGTATTGTTGAAAATGGTGCGGGTACTGGTTGAACTGTTTATCCCCCTTTATCTTCTAATATTGC CCATCAAGGAGCATCAGTAGATTTAGCAATTTTTTCATTACATCTTGCAGGAATTTCATCTATTCTTGGAGCTATTAATTTTATTACAACTATTATTAATATACGAATTAATAATTTATCA TTTGATCAAATACCATTATTTATTTGAGCTGTTGGAATTACAGCTTTATTATTATTACTTTCACTACCTGTTTTAGCTGGGGCCATTACTATACTATTAACTGATCGAAACTTAAATACTT CATTTTTTGATCCTGCAGGTGGAGGAGATCCTATTTTATATCAACATTTATTT