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
