Trichoderes, Chevrolat, 1843

Key to species of Trichoderes View in CoL

1. Body mostly blackish; pronotum glabrous; metathorax glabrous ( Figs 12 View FIGURES 5–12 , 19 View FIGURES 13–19 ). Guatemala....... T. cylindroida (Bates, 1884)

- Body not mostly blackish; pronotum pubescent; metathorax pubescent ( e.g. Figs 1–3 View FIGURES 1–4 )............................... 2

2(1). Elytra finely punctate in both sexes ( Figs 7–8 View FIGURES 5–12 ); males with abundant decumbent setae on elytra ( Fig. 7 View FIGURES 5–12 ). Honduras.............................................................................................. T. cristiani sp. nov.

- Elytra coarsely punctate and with rare setae in both sexes ( Figs 9–11 View FIGURES 5–12 )............................................ 3

3(2). Elytra rugose; sutural angle of elytra without spine ( Figs 11 View FIGURES 5–12 , 17–18 View FIGURES 13–19 ). Mexico ( Tamaulipas) and Guatemala.................................................................................................. T. rugosa Bates, 1884 View in CoL

- Elytra not distinctly rugose; sutural angle of elytra with spine ( Figs 9–10 View FIGURES 5–12 , 13–16 View FIGURES 13–19 ). Mexico ( Durango, Hidalgo, Mexico, Michoacán, Morelos, Nuevo León, Puebla, Jalisco, and Veracruz) and Guatemala................. T. pini Chevrolat, 1843 View in CoL