Abanycha, Martins & Galileo, 1997

Key to species of Abanycha View in CoL , adapted from Martins & Galileo (2014)

1. Elytra with at least most of the anterior third light and the remaining surface dark.................................. 2

– Elytra unicolorous, light with the apex or part of sides dark, or with the anterior third entirely bicolorous................ 4

2(1). Antennae entirely dark. Costa Rica......................................... A. pectoralis Martins & Galileo, 2004 View in CoL

– Antennae not dark at least on basal antennomeres............................................................ 3

3(2). Scape dark; elytra about as long as 2.5 humeral width. Colombia........................... A. urocosmia (Bates, 1881) View in CoL

– Scape reddish; elytra shorter than 2.5 times humeral width. Ecuador.......................... A. bicolor (Gahan, 1899) View in CoL

4(1). Elytra without dark areas............................................................................... 5

– Elytra with dark are.................................................................................... 6

5(4). Antennae without white antennomeres. Venezuela............................... A. fasciata Galileo & Martins, 2005 View in CoL

– Antennae with white antennomeres. Ecuador.............................. A. bicoloricornis Galileo & Martins, 2009 View in CoL

6(4). Elytra with orange area anteriorly, distinctly contrasting with the remaining integumental color on basal half; elytra with large dark area posteriorly. Peru........................................................... A. contamanina sp. nov.

– Elytra without orange area anteriorly contrasting with the remaining integumental color on basal half; elytra with narrow dark area apically......................................................................................... 7

7(6). Pronotum dark brown with two longitudinal yellowish pubescent bands. Guatemala.......... A. pulchricollis (Bates, 1885) View in CoL

– Pronotum orange without longitudinal pubescent bands. Costa Rica, Panama................ A. sericipennis (Bates, 1885) View in CoL