The elytral color pattern variation in Cometes eximius Bates, 1885, C. pojuca (Martins & Galileo, 2001), C. bicolor Fisher, 1946, C. pulcherrimus Bates, 1872, C. hilaris Bates, 1885, and C. birai sp. nov. from Costa Rica, is commented. Lectotype and paralectotype are designated for C. eximius. New records are mentioned for C. humeralis Villiers, 1958, C. argodi Belon, 1896, C. hirticornis Lepeletier & Audinet-Serville, 1828, C. carinatus Villiers, 1958, C. venustus Bates, 1885, C. quadrimaculatus (Villiers, 1958), C. spinipennis (Villiers, 1958), C. eximius, C. festivus Bates, 1885, C. pojuca, C. bicolor and C. hilaris.
Elytral color; Neotropical; new species; new records; taxonomy
