Genus Sylvicanthon Halffter & Martínez, 1977

Sylvicanthon Halffter & Martínez, 1977: 61 (original description). Type species: Canthon candezei Harold, 1869, by original designation.

Sylvicanthon – Halffter & Edmonds 1982: 139 (catalog, distribution). — Medina & Lopera-Toro 2000: 311 (characteristics). — Vaz-de-Mello 2000: 195 (checklist for Brazil). — Medina et al. 2001: 137 (checklist for Colombia); 2003: 65 (distribution). — Hamel-Leigue et al. 2006: 15 (list for Bolivia). — Vaz-de-Mello et al. 2011a: 26 (key). — Carvajal et al. 2011: 117, 316 (diagnosis, list for Ecuador). — Solís & Kohlmann 2012: 3 (checklist for Costa Rica, cited as synonym of Canthon). — Boilly & Vaz-de-Mello 2013: 107 (key). — Chamorro et al. 2018: 76, 98 (list for Ecuador). — Cupello & Vaz-de-Mello 2018: 20, 56 (revision, redescription, key); 2019: 239 (catalogue). — Hielkema & Hielkema 2019: 83 (catalogue for the Guianas).

Canthon (Sylvicanthon) – Krajcik 2012: 63 (list).