Phanaeus amethystinus Harold, 1863

Recorded Distribution: GUATEMALA: Petén — La Libertad; MEXICO: Chiapas — Palenque, Ocozocoautla de Espinosa, San Fernando, Tenejapa, Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapa de Corzo, San Cristóbal de las Casas, Zinacantán, Cintalapa, Villaflores, Ocosingo, La Independencia, Frontera Comalapa, Oaxaca — Dist. Tuxtepec, Dist. Juchitan, Puebla — Tlatlauquitepec, Chilchotla, Atzitzihuacán, Veracruz — Villa Aldama, Las Vigas de Ramírez, Altotonga, Perote, Xico, La Perla.

Altitude: from 64 to 2681 m a.s.l.

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

Ecorregions: NEOTROPIC: Chiapas Depression dry forests, Sierra Madre Oriental montane forests, Petén-Veracruz moist forests, Chiapas montane forests, Chimalapas montane forests.

Predicted distribution: This species distributes from 14.84° to 20.98° latitude in an area of 93,589 Km2. Its predicted distribution has a mean annual temperature of 18.56-24.92° C with a maximum difference of temperature of 16.41° C during the year and mean precipitation of 1149-2389 mm per year.