Phanaeus pacificus Moctezuma & Halffter, 2021

Recorded Distribution: EL SALVADOR: San Salvador — San Salvador, GUATEMALA: Escuintla — Palín, Escuintla, Retalhuleu — San Sebastián, Suchitepéquez — Chicacao, Santa Bárbara, Patulul; MEXICO : Chiapas — Cacahoatán, Tuxtla Chico .

Altitude: from 319 to 1225 m a.s.l.

Biomes: Tropical & Subtropical Coniferous Forests, Tropical & Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests.

Ecorregions: NEOTROPIC: Central American pine-oak forests, Sierra Madre de Chiapas moist forests .

Predicted distribution: This species distributes from 14.12° to 16° latitude in an area of 5,096 Km2. Its predicted distribution has a mean annual temperature of 22.92-26.15° C with a maximum difference of temperature of 12.64° C during the year and mean precipitation of 2960-3705 mm per year.