Variação do colorido elitral, nova espécie e novos registros em Cometes Audinet-Serville, 1828 (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae, Disteniinae). Comenta-se a variação do colorido elitral em Cometes eximius Bates, 1885, C. pojuca (Martins & Galileo, 2001), C. bicolor Fisher, 1946, C. hilaris Bates, 1885, C. pulcherrimus Bates, 1872 e C. birai sp. nov. (proveniente da Costa Rica). Designa-se lectótipo e paralectótipos para C. eximius. Amplia-se a distribuição para as seguintes espécies: 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. hilaris, C. pojuca e C. bicolor.
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.