Phaenithon Schoenherr, 1826: 37

Species and distribution according to Rheinheimer (2004). Additional distribution records according to Jordan (1906), Wolfrum (1929), Blackwelder (1947), Orellana & Barrios (2021).

Type species. Phaenithon curvipes (Germar, 1824: 176)

Synonyms. Phaenisor Schoenherr, 1823: 1135; Camaroderes Jekel, 1855: 85; Griburiosoma Schaeffer, 1906: 272

Diversity. 65 described species

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Table of Contents

  1. Phaenithon albosparsus Labram & Imhoff, 1841: 162
  2. Phaenithon bajulus Jekel, 1855: 142
  3. Phaenithon baseopagus Jordan, 1937
  4. Phaenithon caeruleus Jordan, 1906: 360
  5. Phaenithon curvipes (Germar, 1824: 176)
  6. Phaenithon discifer Jordan, 1906: 357
  7. Phaenithon gravis Fahraeus, 1839: 262
  8. Phaenithon irroratus Jekel, 1855: 144
  9. Phaenithon jucundus Jordan, 1906: 359
  10. Phaenithon laevipenis Jordan, 1904: 293
  11. Phaenithon nigropunctum Fahraeus, 1839: 261
  12. Phaenithon pardalis Jordan, 1906: 360
  13. Phaenithon perfectus Jordan, 1937: 249
  14. Phaenithon plagiatus Boheman, 1833: 159
  15. Phaenithon platanum (Schaeffer, 1906: 273)
  16. Phaenithon semigriseus (Germar, 1824: 177)
  17. Phaenithon uncinatus Jordan, 1906: 358

Phaenithon albosparsus Labram & Imhoff, 1841: 162

Distribution. Panama, French Guiana [type].


Phaenithon bajulus Jekel, 1855: 142

Distribution. Panama, French Guiana [type].


Phaenithon baseopagus Jordan, 1937

Distribution. Panama, Brazil [type].


Phaenithon caeruleus Jordan, 1906: 360

Distribution. Panama.

Phaenithon caeruleus Phaenithon caeruleus
Phaenithon caeruleus Jordan: 1.) lateral view, 2.) dorsal view. Specimen deposited at Arizona State University Biocollections (ASUCOB, ASUHIC). Images and data available at ecdysis portal and GBIF. Images: Samanta Orellana.

Phaenithon curvipes (Germar, 1824: 176)

Type species

Distribution. Mexico, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, French Guiana, Brazil.

Phaenithon curvipes Phaenithon curvipes
Phaenithon curvipes (Germar): 1.) lateral view, 2.) dorsal view. Specimen deposited at Arizona State University Biocollections (ASUCOB, ASUHIC). Images and data available at ecdysis portal and GBIF. Images: Samanta Orellana.

Phaenithon discifer Jordan, 1906: 357

Distribution. Costa Rica, Panama.

Images. Orellana & Barrios, 2021: 11, 14.

Phaenithon discifer Phaenithon discifer
Phaenithon discifer Jordan: 1.) lateral view, 2.) dorsal view. Specimen deposited at Arizona State University Biocollections (ASUCOB, ASUHIC). Images and data available at ecdysis portal and GBIF. Images: Samanta Orellana.

Phaenithon gravis Fahraeus, 1839: 262

Distribution. Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Venezuela, Bolivia, Brazil [type].


Phaenithon irroratus Jekel, 1855: 144

Distribution. Panama, Brazil [type].


Phaenithon jucundus Jordan, 1906: 359

Distribution. Guatemala [type], Panama.


Phaenithon laevipenis Jordan, 1904: 293

Distribution. Panama, Surinam [type], Brazil.


Phaenithon nigropunctum Fahraeus, 1839: 261

Distribution. Panama, French Guiana [type].


Phaenithon pardalis Jordan, 1906: 360

Distribution. Panama [type].


Phaenithon perfectus Jordan, 1937: 249

Distribution. Costa Rica, Panama, Brazil [type].


Phaenithon plagiatus Boheman, 1833: 159

Distribution. Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Brazil [type].


Phaenithon platanum (Schaeffer, 1906: 273)

Distribution. United States of America.

Phaenithon platanum
Phaenithon platanum (Schaeffer): 1.) lateral view. Specimen deposited at Arizona State University Biocollections (ASUCOB, ASUHIC). Images and data available at ecdysis portal and GBIF. Images: Samanta Orellana.

Phaenithon semigriseus (Germar, 1824: 177)

Distribution. Mexico, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, French Guiana, Brazil.

Phaenithon semigriseus Phaenithon semigriseus
Phaenithon semigriseus (Germar): 1.) lateral view, 2.) dorsal view. Specimen deposited at Arizona State University Biocollections (ASUCOB, ASUHIC). Images and data available at ecdysis portal and GBIF. Images: Samanta Orellana.

Phaenithon uncinatus Jordan, 1906: 358

Distribution. Nicaragua [type], Panama.


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