Three new species of Paragnorimus Becker from Central America (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Cetoniinae: Trichiini) with a redefinition of the genus Author Smith, Andrew B. T. text Insecta Mundi 2010 2010-06-18 2010 126 1 8 journal article 10.5281/zenodo.5164417 1942-1354 5164417 Key to species of Paragnorimus 1. Pronotal disc with a distinct, transverse, cretaceous band (sometimes interrupted medially) (as in Fig. 1-2 ) .................................................................................................................................... 2 — Pronotal disc either without a trace of a transverse, cretaceous line (as in Fig. 4-6 ) or with a very faint, broken line (as in Fig. 3 ) ................................................................................................. 4 2(1). Males and females with unicolored head, clypeus without longitudinal stripes. Pygidium more-orless evenly convex in both sexes. Mexico ............. Paragnorimus linea ( Burmeister, 1841 ) — Males with distinctly bicolored or tricolored head, female with unicolored head; apex of clypeus and 3 longitudinal stripes extending to the eye (2 lateral and 1 medial) with a black, shiny, densely punctate surface; base of clypeus and vertex dull olive green, matt, with punctures obscured. Females with pygidial disc transversely concave or more-or less evenly convex, if pygidial disc is convex, then head with cretaceous markings pygidium of males more-or-less evenly convex. Guatemala , Honduras , and Nicaragua ............................................................ 3 3(2). Head dorsally without cretaceous markings. Pronotum without oblique cretaceous markings posterior to the transverse cretaceous band. Honduras and Nicaragua ..................................... ....................................................................................... Paragnorimus hondurensis n. sp. — Head with cretaceous markings. Pronotum with oblique cretaceous markings posterior to the transverse cretaceous band. Guatemala ................ Paragnorimus glaseri ( Howden, 1971 ) 4(1). Clypeus rounded or truncate ....................................................................................................... 5 — Clypeus distinctly (sometimes weakly) emarginate .................................................................... 6 5(4). Elytra with cretaceous markings ............................... Paragnorimus velutinus Becker, 1910 — Elytra without cretaceous markings ........................ Paragnorimus aenescens ( Bates, 1889 ) 6(4). Elytra with distinct orange and dark green/black pattern ( Fig. 3-4 ) ............................................ .............................................................................................. Paragnorimus howdeni n. sp. — Elytra unicolored, some specimens with cretaceous markings .................................................. 7 7(6). Elytra light brown .................................................. Paragnorimus sambucus Howden, 1970 — Elytra black ................................................................................................................................. 8 Figure 1-6. Oblique view. 1-2) Paragnorimus hondurensis . 1) Male. 2) Female. 3-4) Paragnorimus howdeni . 3) Male. 4) Female. 5-6) Paragnorimus atratus . 5) Male. 6) Female. 8(7). Head and pronotum black ......................................................... Paragnorimus atratus n. sp. — Head and pronotum dull olive green .............. Paragnorimus guatemalensis Howden, 1970