1. Pronotal surface densely covered with yellowish-golden pubescence, except for elevations on the pronotal disc (Figs. 95, 96).................................................................................................... 2
- Pronotal surface sparsely covered with whitish setae (Figs. 74-94, 148). Bolivia, Brazil (Amazonas, Pará, Rondônia, Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul, Bahia to Paraná)................................. P. albitarsis (Klug, 1825) comb. nov.
2 (1). Pronotal pubescence with decumbent setae at the middle of disc (Figs. 95, 97– 148). French Guiana and Brazil (Amazonas, Pará, Minas Gerais and Espírito Santo)............................................... P. subvestita (White, 1855)
- Pronotal pubescence with erect setae at the middle of disc (Figs. 96, 148). Panama..................................................................................................... P. panamensis (Giesbert, 1996) comb. nov.