Phanaeus melampus Harold, 1863

Lizardo, Viridiana, Moctezuma, Víctor & Escobar-Sarria, Federico, 2022, Predicted and recorded distribution maps of the genus Phanaeus (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae). Supplementary material of Distribution, Regionalization, and Diversity of the dung beetle genus Phanaeus MacLeay (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) using Species Distribution Models, Zootaxa (suppl.) 5213 (5), pp. 1-77 : 8

Phanaeus melampus Harold, 1863

Recorded Distribution: MEXICO: Chiapas — Tenejapa, Ocosingo , Veracruz — La Perla, Atzacan, Río Blanco , Tezonapa .

Altitude: from 146 to 2070 m a.s.l.

Biomes: Tropical & Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests.

Ecorregions: NEOTROPIC: Petén-Veracruz moist forests.

Predicted distribution: This species distributes from 13.13° to 21.83° latitude in an area of 155,869 Km2. Its predicted distribution has a mean annual temperature of 23.24-26.04° C with a maximum difference of temperature of 15.13° C during the year and mean precipitation of 2188-2986 mm per year.