Phanaeus guatemalensis Harold, 1871

Recorded Distribution: GUATEMALA: Chimaltenango — Zaragoza, Acatenango, Quezaltenango — Quetzaltenango, Zunil, Quiché — Chichicastenango, Sacatepéquez — Antigua Guatemala, Santa María de Jesús, San Marcos — San Marcos, Sololá — Nahualá, Sololá, Santa Lucía Utatlán; MEXICO: Chiapas — Frontera Comalapa, Motozintla, Cacahoatán.

Altitude: from 715 to 2592 m a.s.l.

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

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

Predicted distribution: This species distributes from 14.38° to 15.26° latitude in an area of 2,369 Km2. Its predicted distribution has a mean annual temperature of 14.38-16.13° C with a maximum difference of temperature of 14.1° C during the year and mean precipitation of 1673-2148 mm per year.