Phanaeus achilles Boheman, 1858
Recorded Distribution: ECUADOR: Chimborazo — Cumanda, El Oro — Arenillas, Guayas — Guayaquil, Loja — Catamayo, Loja, Gonzanamá, Zapotillo , Manabi — Manta, Montecristi, Puerto López, PERU : Lambayeque — Lambayeque.
Altitude: from 8 to 2063 m a.s.l.
Biomes: Tropical & Subtropical Dry Broadleaf Forests, Tropical & Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests.
Ecorregions: NEOTROPIC: Ecuadorian dry forests, Tumbes-Piura dry forests, Western Ecuador moist forests, Eastern Cordillera Real montane forests.
Predicted distribution: This species distributes from -4.62° to 1.05° latitude in an area of 22,160 Km2. Its predicted distribution has a mean annual temperature of 24.47-25.26° C with a maximum difference of temperature of 11.5° C during the year and mean precipitation of 400-909 mm per year.