§ Phanaeus (Phanaeus) prasinus Harold, 1868

Phanaeus prasinus Harold 1868c: 83 (Venezuela)

= Phanaeus lugens Nevinson 1889: 179 (Venezuela) - Edmonds and Zídek 2012: 17 (syn. nov.)

= Phanaeus (Phanaeus) prasinus joliyi Arnaud 2001: 8 (Venezuela (EO)) - Edmonds and Zídek 2012: 17 (syn. nov.)

= Phanaeus (Phanaeus) prasinus trinidadens Arnaud 2001: 8 (Trinidad and Tobago) - Edmonds and Zídek 2012: 17 (syn. nov.)

Distribution. Venezuela (EO): Harold 1868c: 83; Nevinson 1889: 179 (as Phanaeus lugens); Gillet 1911b: 84, 85 (as P. lugens; as P. prasinus); Olsoufieff 1924: 96, 97 (as P. (Phanaeus) lugens; as P. (Phanaeus) prasinus); Blackwelder 1944: 210 (as P. lugens; as P. prasinus); Edmonds 1994: 49, 103 (EO); Arnaud 2001: 8 (as P. (Phanaeus) prasinus joliyi) (EO), 2002c: 100 (as P. (Phanaeus) prasinus jolyi [sic]; as P. (Phanaeus) prasinus lugens; as P. (Phanaeus) prasinus prasinus) (EO); Edmonds and Zídek 2012: 16; Ferrer-Paris et al. 2013: 110 (EO). Other: Gillet 1911b: 85 (Colombia); Olsoufieff 1924: 96, 97 (Trinidad and Tobago P. (Phanaeus) lugens; Colombia P. (Phanaeus) prasinus); Blackwelder 1944: 210 (Colombia); Edmonds 1994: 49, 103 (Colombia, Trinidad and Tobago); Arnaud 2001: 8 (Trinidad and Tobago - as P. (Phanaeus) prasinus trinidadens), 2002c: 102 (Trinidad and Tobago P. (Phanaeus) prasinus trinidadensis [sic]); Medina et al. 2001: 140 (Colombia); Noriega et al. 2007: 83 (Colombia); Edmonds and Zídek 2012: 16 (Colombia).

Note. Hielkema (2017: 6) discusses the correct spelling of the names of the two now synonymized subspecies of Phanaeus prasinus described in Arnaud (2001: 8).