§ Phanaeus (Notiophanaeus) haroldi Kirsch, 1871
Phanaeus haroldi Kirsch 1871: 342 (358) (Colombia)
Distribution. Brazil: Gillet 1911b: 83; Olsoufieff 1924: 85 (as P. (Phanaeus) haroldi) (?); Blackwelder 1944: 209; Vaz-de-Mello 2000: 194. Venezuela (EO): Edmonds 1994: 24, 101 (EO); Arnaud 2002c: 82 (EO); Noriega et al. 2009: 404 (EO); Edmonds and Zídek 2012: 12. Other: Kirsch 1871: 342 (358) (Colombia); Gillet 1911b: 83 (Colombia, Ecuador); Olsoufieff 1924: 85 (Colombia, Ecuador - as P. (Phanaeus) haroldi); Blackwelder 1944: 209 (Colombia, Ecuador); Edmonds 1994: 24, 101 (Colombia, Ecuador, Peru); Medina et al. 2001: 140 (Colombia); Arnaud 2002c: 82 (Colombia, Ecuador, Peru); Noriega et al. 2009: 404 (Colombia, Ecuador, Peru); Edmonds and Zídek 2012: 12 (Colombia).
Note. The distribution of Phanaeus haroldi as mentioned in Edmonds and Zídek (2012: 12) is limited to the eastern slopes (Yungas) of the Andes from Colombia to Venezuela (Napo Province). The comprehensive overview of Noriega et al. (2009: 404), which gives a more extensive distribution, is not mentioned in the cited literature of this publication. Based on Edmonds and Zídek (2012), this species does not occur in the research area.
Subgenus PHANAEUS MacLeay, 1819
Phanaeus MacLeay 1819: 124