Phanaeus chalcomelas (scarab beetle)

Abundance: 0.08 to 4.62% (median 1.06%)

Latitudinal range: -14.6° to 5.0°

Habitats: tropical/subtropical moist broadleaf forest (14) only

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Found in 14 samples

Bolivia: Parque Nacional Noel Kempff Mercado (1997 forest samples)

Brazil: Minimum Critical Size of Ecosystems Project (contiguous forest), Biological Dynamics of Forest Fragments Project (diurnal traps), Minimum Critical Size of Ecosystems Project (1 ha forest fragment), Minimum Critical Size of Ecosystems Project (10 ha forest fragment), Guajarâ Mirim e Nova Mamoré (baço bovino)

Colombia: Elí Farm (howler monkey dung baited), Elí Farm (woolly monkey dung baited)

Ecuador: Chiruisla Station

French Guiana: Paracou (roadside forest), Nouragues Research Station (2003 FIT/creek), Paracou (interior forest), Nouragues Research Station (November 2007)

Suriname: Kutari

See also Phanaeus, Phanaeus bispinus, Phanaeus cambeforti, Phanaeus daphnis, Phanaeus difformis, Phanaeus endymion, Phanaeus faunas, Phanaeus haroldi, Phanaeus hermes, Phanaeus igneus, Phanaeus jasius, Phanaeus lancifer, Phanaeus mexicanus, Phanaeus noctis, Phanaeus palaeno, Phanaeus parvulus, Phanaeus pyrois, Phanaeus splendidulus, Phanaeus tridens, Phanaeus vindex, Phanaeus wagneri