In the present paper four species of genus Archytas Jaennecke, 1867, are studied and figured in detail: Archytas incertus Macq. (= Pseudoarchytas brasiliensis Towns), Archytas marmoratus Towns. (= Archytas pilifrons Sch.) and Archytas chilensis Curran. A new species Archytas travassosi is described from Angra dos Reis, Brazil. The material studied is deposited in the following collections: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Escola Nacional de Veterinária, Departamento de Zoologia da Secretaria de Agricultura do Estado de São Paulo and Departamento de Defesa Sanitária Vegetal, Brasil.