Open-access Notes and descriptions on Disteniinae (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae)

The American genera of Disteniinae Thomson, 1860 are alocated in tribes. Dynamostini Lacordaire, 1869, known only of the Oriental fauna, is recorded for the Neotropical Region. New synonymies established: Paracometes Villiers, 1959 = Cometes Lepeletier & Audinet-Serville, 1828; Cometes scapularis Bates, 1870 = Pseudocometes argutulus (Buquet, 1851); Cometes emarginata Fisher, 1946 = Distenia chrysostigma Bates, 1872. New species described: Cometes melzeri from Brazil (Minas Gerais and Paraná); C. wappesi from Panama (Chiriqui).

Aiurasyma; Cometes; Pseudocometes; taxonomy


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