Philonthus

Life-forms

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Ecdysozoa
Cladus: Panarthropoda
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Classis: Insecta
Cladus: Dicondylia
Subclassis: Pterygota
Ordo: Coleoptera
Subordo: Polyphaga
Infraordo: Staphyliniformia
Superfamilia: Staphylinoidea

Familia: Staphylinidae
Subfamilia: Staphylininae
Tribus: Staphylinini
Subtribus: Philonthina
Genus: Philonthus
Subgenera: Glaphyronthus – Onychophilonthus – Piezarthrus – Raucalius

Names excluded from Philonthus: Gefyrobius – Kenonthus – Paragabrius – Spatulonthus – Trionthus

Species overview: P. abavus – P. abdicans – P. abdominalis – P. aberrans – P. aberti – P. abyssinus – P. acamas – P. accedens – P. acceptus – P. accipiter – P. acervulus – P. acinonyx – P. acroleucus – P. acromyrmecis – P. actinus – P. activus – P. actocharis – P. actophilornis – P. aculeatus – P. acuminatus – P. addendus – P. adjacens – P. adversarius – P. adversus – P. aeger – P. aemulus – P. aeneipennis – P. aenescens – P. aeolus – P. aepyceros – P. aequalis – P. aeripennis – P. aerosus – P. aeruginosus – P. aethiopicus – P. aethiops – P. affinis – P. africanus – P. agapornis – P. alberti – P. albertisi – P. albilabris – P. albipes – P. alcelaphus – P. alcyoneus – P. alesi – P. alessmetanai – P. aletes – P. aliquatenus – P. alius – P. allardi – P. allardianus – P. alpinus – P. alterius – P. alticola – P. altivagans – P. alumnus – P. alutaceus – P. alutipennis – P. alveus – P. amamiensis – P. amandava – P. ambiguus – P. amicus – P. aminius – P. amplicollis – P. amplitarsis – P. ancora – P. andamanicus – P. andrewesi – P. anepsius – P. angolensis – P. anguinus – P. angularis – P. anguliceps – P. annae – P. antennarius – P. anthracinus – P. antidorcas – P. aokii – P. apheles – P. apicetestaceus – P. apicipunctus – P. aquila – P. arabicus – P. arabiensis – P. archangelicus – P. ardeotis – P. argus – P. argutus – P. arizonensis – P. armeniacus – P. arrowianus – P. arunensis – P. arvicanthis – P. asiaticus – P. asio – P. asper – P. asperulus – P. assamensis – P. atherurus – P. atkinsoni – P. atramentarius – P. atratoides – P. atratus – P. atricollis – P. atricoxis – P. audanti – P. auripennis – P. auroscutatus – P. aurosetosus – P. aurulentus – P. austellus – P. australis – P. avicola – P. azabuensis – P. azuripennis – P. bacchus – P. bakeri – P. balbus – P. balearica – P. bambusae – P. banalis – P. bangoranus – P. barbarae – P. basicornis – P. basipennis – P. bassus – P. batis – P. batotensis – P. beccarii – P. beesoni – P. belesis – P. belingaensis – P. bellator – P. bellatulus – P. belonuchoides – P. bengalensis – P. berytensis – P. bestialis – P. besucheti – P. bezdeki – P. bhutanensis – P. bicaudus – P. bicolor – P. bicoloratus – P. bicoloristylus – P. biguttulus – P. binotatus – P. bipartitus – P. birmanus – P. bishanus – P. bisignatus – P. bisinuatus – P. biskrensis – P. bitis – P. bituminosus – P. bleda – P. blossius – P. bojeri – P. bolivianus – P. bonariensis – P. bonus – P. boreas – P. borneensis – P. bos – P. botaurus – P. bottegoi – P. brachypterus – P. bradypterus – P. brasilianus – P. brendelli – P. breviceps – P. brevithorax – P. brincki – P. broumandi – P. bruchianus – P. buanaensis – P. bubalornis – P. bubo – P. bucorvus – P. bulbifer – P. buphthalmus – P. burgeonianus – P. buruensis – P. busiris – P. caedator – P. caeruleipennis – P. caerulescens – P. caffer – P. cailleuxi – P. calabaria – P. caliensis – P. callosipennis – P. cambeforti – P. camelus – P. cameroni – P. cameronianus – P. campethera – P. canis – P. cantonneti – P. capeneri – P. capito – P. carbonarius – P. caribaeus – P. carinulatus – P. caroli – P. carpenteri – P. castaneicollis – P. castaneipennides – P. castaneus – P. castor – P. caucasicus – P. caurinus – P. cautus – P. cavifrons – P. celebensis – P. centralis – P. centropus – P. centropyge – P. cephalopholis – P. cerambus – P. cervus – P. ceryle – P. chalceus – P. chandigarhensis – P. chappuisi – P. chatterjeei – P. cheesmani – P. chehirensis – P. chinensis – P. chiriquensis – P. chlorocephalus – P. chloropterus – P. christiei – P. chrysoscutum – P. chujoi – P. cinctipennis – P. cinctulus – P. cinctus – P. cingulatus – P. circaetus – P. circumcinctus – P. circumductus – P. civettictis – P. clanga – P. claudus – P. clementi – P. cliens – P. cochleatus – P. coelestis – P. coetus – P. cognatus – P. coiffaiti – P. coiffaitianus – P. colius – P. collarti – P. collis – P. colobus – P. columbianus – P. combustus – P. commodatus – P. communis – P. comoranus – P. complicatus – P. concinnus – P. concolor – P. confertus – P. confinis – P. congoensis – P. congruens – P. conrava – P. consors – P. constricticeps – P. convalescens – P. convexicollis – P. convexus – P. coprophilus – P. coracion – P. corallipennis – P. cordilleranus – P. coris – P. corruscus – P. corvinus – P. couleensis – P. crassicornis – P. crecopsis – P. cribrellus – P. cribricephalicus – P. cribriceps – P. cribripennis – P. cribriventris – P. cricetomys – P. crinitus – P. crocidura – P. crocodylus – P. crotchi – P. cruentatus – P. cruenticollis – P. cruentus – P. csikii – P. cuculus – P. cumaeus – P. cunctans – P. cunctator – P. cupreonitens – P. cupreotinctus – P. currax – P. curvabilis – P. cyanelytrius – P. cyaneoaureus – P. cyaneoviolaceus – P. cyanipennis – P. cyanopterus – P. cyclopius – P. cylindricollis – P. daimio – P. dampfi – P. danicus – P. dasypeltis – P. dauloensis – P. davus – P. debiliformis – P. debilis – P. decoloratus – P. decorus – P. dejectus – P. deleterius – P. delicatulus – P. delusor – P. dendroaspis – P. dendropicos – P. densecaudatus – P. densicauda – P. densipennis – P. densiventris – P. densus – P. dentiphallus – P. deplanatus – P. depravus – P. depressipennis – P. derivatus – P. diabolicus – P. diamantinus – P. diatrechoides – P. diceros – P. dichrous – P. dictator – P. differens – P. dignus – P. dilutipes – P. dimidiaticornis – P. dimidiatipennis – P. dimorphus – P. dinemellia – P. dionysiae – P. discedens – P. discipennis – P. discoideus – P. discrepens – P. discretus – P. dispersus – P. dissentaneus – P. distincticornis – P. distinctus – P. divergens – P. dohertyi – P. donckieri – P. doriae – P. dorylophilus – P. drescheri – P. dryas – P. duodecimpunctatus – P. duplex – P. duplicatus – P. duploseriatus – P. ebeninus – P. egelegus – P. eidmannianus – P. electus – P. elegantissimus – P. elegantulus – P. elgonensis – P. emas – P. emberiza – P. emdeni – P. emdenoides – P. ephippium – P. epomops – P. eremitalpa – P. eriwanensis – P. erraticus – P. eryx – P. estrilda – P. euphorbiarum – P. euplectes – P. eustilboides – P. exactus – P. excellens – P. excelsior – P. excelsus – P. exemplaris – P. explorator – P. exsectus – P. facialis – P. fageli – P. fagniezi – P. falco – P. fanynkae – P. fasciiventris – P. fasciventrides – P. fassli – P. fatalis – P. fauvelianus – P. fenestratus – P. fenyesi – P. feralis – P. ferreipennis – P. ferreirai – P. ferreiranus – P. fibularius – P. figulus – P. fijiensis – P. filator – P. filius – P. finitoris – P. fischeri – P. fissatus – P. fissilis – P. flavibasis – P. flavicauda – P. flavipes – P. flaviventris – P. flavocinctus – P. flavohumeralis – P. flavolimbatus – P. flavomaculatus – P. flavoscutellatus – P. flavoterminatus – P. fletcheri – P. flohri – P. floresi – P. flumineus – P. foetidus – P. formicarius – P. formosae – P. forsteri – P. forticornis – P. franzi – P. fraseri – P. fraxinatus – P. freyi – P. frigidoides – P. frigidus – P. fugax – P. fulcinius – P. fulgipennides – P. fulgipennis – P. fulvitarsis – P. fumarius – P. funeralis – P. fungicelebrans – P. furcifer – P. furvus – P. fuscatus – P. fuscus – P. fusiformis – P. gabonensis – P. gaerdesi – P. gagates – P. galago – P. ganeshensis – P. gardneri – P. gaudens – P. gaudichaudii – P. gavius – P. gawensis – P. gedyeanus – P. gemelloides – P. gemellus – P. geminus – P. gentilicius – P. gentilis – P. gestroi – P. geus – P. ghilarovi – P. gigas – P. gilleti – P. gilvisuturatus – P. giraffa – P. girardi – P. glaberrimus – P. glenelgi – P. gopheri – P. gorokaensis – P. gracilentus – P. gracilior – P. gracillimus – P. grandicollis – P. graphiurus – P. grassei – P. gratiosus – P. griseolus – P. guatemalenus – P. guerreroensis – P. gulmargensis – P. gypaetus – P. hades – P. haematodes – P. haliaeetus – P. haliophis – P. hanskii – P. hapalemur – P. hargreavesi – P. havai – P. havaniensis – P. hebridensis – P. heilongjiangensis – P. heliosciurus – P. helvolus – P. hepaticus – P. herberti – P. heterodoxus – P. heterogaster – P. heteropus – P. hippopotamus – P. hirsutus – P. hirtiventris – P. hoegei – P. horni – P. horridulus – P. hospes – P. hova – P. hromadkai – P. hudsonicus – P. humbloti – P. humeralis – P. humidus – P. humilis – P. hybridus – P. hydrocynus – P. hylaeus – P. hypargos – P. hyperolius – P. ichor – P. idiocerus – P. idoneus – P. igacus – P. ignipennis – P. ildefonso – P. imperialis – P. impuncticollis – P. inachus – P. incertus – P. incisiventris – P. incisus – P. inclitus – P. incognitus – P. inconspicuus – P. incultus – P. indicator – P. indicus – P. indigaceus – P. indubius – P. industanus – P. infantilis – P. infidelis – P. infirmus – P. ingratulus – P. inimicus – P. inipendezius – P. innocuus – P. interantennalis – P. intermedius – P. intermistus – P. interocularis – P. interpositus – P. invelatus – P. iopterus – P. irakoiranicus – P. irania – P. iridescens – P. iridicollis – P. irinus – P. iris – P. irritans – P. ischnocerus – P. islamicus – P. jacksoni – P. jacobsoni – P. jaculus – P. jalapensis – P. janaki – P. janus – P. japonicus – P. jarrigei – P. javanus – P. jeanneli – P. jeholensis – P. jelineki – P. jelinekianus – P. jenseni – P. jilinensis – P. jocquei – P. jonenensis – P. jucundus – P. junius – P. jurecekianus – P. jurgans – P. juvenilis – P. kainpitensis – P. kamerunensis – P. kamimurai – P. kanalensis – P. kapanganus – P. karimuensis – P. kasaiensis – P. kashituensis – P. kashmiranus – P. kashmiricus – P. kaszabi – P. katangaensis – P. kempi – P. kenyanus – P. kerinciensis – P. khouzestanicus – P. kiangsiensis – P. kiautschauensis – P. kigenius – P. kisirensis – P. kivuensis – P. kiyoyamai – P. klimschi – P. kobensis – P. kobus – P. kochianus – P. kotgarhensis – P. kraatzi – P. krali – P. kremeni – P. kristenseni – P. kuboni – P. labastiei – P. labdanus – P. labeo – P. labilis – P. laetipennis – P. laetus – P. laevicollis – P. laevis – P. laeviventris – P. lagonosticta – P. laminatus – P. lamtoensis – P. lan – P. lanius – P. lasti – P. laticornis – P. latiusculus – P. laxatus – P. leai – P. lebkanus – P. lecontei – P. lecoqi – P. lederi – P. leechensis – P. leonensis – P. lephiobagrus – P. lepidus – P. lepineyi – P. leptocerus – P. leptophilus – P. leucopygus – P. leucotus – P. levatis – P. leveri – P. lewisius – P. leyei – P. lidarensis – P. limaensis – P. limbipennis – P. limbukus – P. limulus – P. lindbergi – P. lindrothi – P. lineiventris – P. lineolatus – P. linki – P. liopterus – P. lissonurus – P. lisu – P. litocranius – P. loensis – P. lomatus – P. longicornis – P. loxodonta – P. lualabaensis – P. lubomirhromadkai – P. lubomiri – P. lucanicornis – P. lucidanus – P. luenaensis – P. lugubris – P. lulengae – P. luluanus – P. luteocinctus – P. lutjanus – P. luxurians – P. lyaysteri – P. lybius – P. lynchi – P. mabuya – P. macellus – P. macilentus – P. macronectes – P. macronyx – P. maculatus – P. maculicollis – P. maculipennis – P. madangensis – P. madianus – P. madurensis – P. mafuluanus – P. mahagianus – P. maindroni – P. malaccanus – P. malaisei – P. malcolmi – P. maleunius – P. malleus – P. mandrillus – P. manis – P. mannerheimi – P. manyemae – P. marcelli – P. marcescens – P. marcidulus – P. marcidus – P. marginatus – P. marginellus – P. marginipennis – P. maridadus – P. marojejy – P. marphensis – P. marshalli – P. maryensis – P. maskinius – P. mateui – P. mcnamarae – P. meges – P. mehelya – P. melaenornis – P. melampus – P. melancholicus – P. melanopus – P. menai – P. mercurii – P. merops – P. merorientis – P. metallifer – P. methneri – P. micans – P. micanticollis – P. micantoides – P. mifanus – P. mimeticus – P. mimus – P. minimus – P. minutus – P. mirei – P. mivutanus – P. mjobergi – P. mlogosiensis – P. mnemon – P. mocquerysi – P. modestus – P. modus – P. mollis – P. monachus – P. monaeses – P. mongolicus – P. montanellus – P. montivagans – P. montivagus – P. morio – P. mormyrops – P. morosus – P. motoensis – P. moucheti – P. multicolor – P. muluensis – P. mundus – P. murex – P. musonoiensis – P. musurus – P. nairobianus – P. nairobiensis – P. naja – P. nakanei – P. natalensis – P. navarretei – P. nectarinia – P. neglectus – P. negligens – P. neonatus – P. neoniger – P. nepos – P. neptunus – P. neuter – P. nguembaensis – P. nigerrimus – P. nigriceps – P. nigricolor – P. nigricoxis – P. nigrinus – P. nigripes – P. nigrita – P. nigrocinctus – P. nigrolucens – P. nigroscutellatus – P. nimbicola – P. nimboides – P. nimeaglius – P. nimeikopus – P. nipponicus – P. nitidicollis – P. nitidus – P. novaeguineae – P. novellus – P. nudus – P. numata – P. numida – P. nuristanicus – P. nycteris – P. oberti – P. obex – P. oblitus – P. obliviosus – P. obscurus+ – P. obsoletipennis – P. obsoletus – P. occidentalis – P. occipitalis – P. occultus – P. ochricornis – P. ochripennis – P. ochromerus – P. octopunctus – P. ocularis – P. oculatus – P. ocypoides – P. oenotrus – P. ohizumi – P. okapia – P. opacigaster – P. opacipennis – P. ophthalmicus – P. orcinus – P. oreophilus – P. orientalis – P. orientis – P. ornatus – P. orphanus – P. osteolaemus – P. ottoi – P. ovatus – P. overlaeti – P. overlaetianus – P. oviceps – P. ovithorax – P. oxyura – P. paederoides – P. paederomimus – P. paganettii – P. pagmanensis – P. pahangensis – P. pakanus – P. palcoensis – P. palliatus – P. pallidicauda – P. pallidipennis – P. pallipes – P. palmatus – P. palustris – P. pan – P. pandion – P. panelii – P. pantodon – P. papio – P. papuanus – P. papyrocranus – P. paradoxus – P. parajaponicus – P. paramerus – P. parcipennis – P. parciventris – P. parehmontanus – P. pareutropicus – P. particeps – P. parustus – P. parvicornis – P. pauliani – P. pauper – P. pauxillus – P. pavidus – P. pedarius – P. pedetes – P. pelecanus – P. peliomeroides – P. peliomerus – P. peliomixtus – P. pellax – P. pelomedusa – P. pendleburyi – P. peratriceps – P. peregrinus – P. perfidiosus – P. perfusorius – P. perillustris – P. peringueyi – P. peripateticus – P. perniger – P. perroti – P. persimilis – P. perthenus – P. pervagus – P. perversus – P. pettiti – P. phacochoerus – P. phaon – P. philetarius – P. philippinus – P. phoculus – P. piceatus – P. picimanus – P. picticollis – P. pilicornis – P. pilipennis – P. pilosus – P. plasoni – P. platalea – P. ploceus – P. plotosus – P. pluripunctus – P. polemaetus – P. polihierax – P. politulus – P. politus – P. pollens – P. pollux – P. ponderosus – P. poppiusi – P. populus – P. porus – P. potakus – P. praetor – P. preangeranus – P. prescottianus – P. pressus – P. primarius – P. prismalis – P. procavia – P. productus – P. profelis – P. prolatus – P. prolixicornis – P. promerops – P. proportionalis – P. pseudabyssinus – P. pseudeustilbus – P. pseudoconvalescens – P. pseudogeminus – P. pseudolodes – P. pseudolus – P. pseudonigriceps – P. pseudoquedius – P. pseudosulcatus – P. pseudotardus – P. pseudovarians – P. pseudovarius – P. psittacus – P. ptilopsis – P. puberulus – P. pubes – P. pulcher – P. pulcherrimus – P. pulchricolor – P. punctativentris – P. puncticollis – P. punctifer – P. punctipennis – P. punctus – P. purpuripennis – P. pyrenaeus – P. pyropterus – P. python – P. pytilia – P. quadraticeps – P. quadricollis – P. quadricolor – P. quadripunctulus – P. quadrulus – P. quediodes – P. quediomimus – P. quelea – P. quirinus – P. quisquiliariformis – P. quisquiliarius – P. rabidus – P. ralumensis – P. ramosus – P. raphicerus – P. rauli – P. rectangulus – P. recticollis – P. rectilaterus – P. rectus – P. reitterianus – P. remotus – P. renominatus – P. repetitus – P. rhadamanthus – P. rhinopoma – P. rhodesiae – P. rhodesianus – P. ridens – P. ridiculus – P. riedeli – P. riftensis – P. riparius – P. rivularis – P. robinsoni – P. roeri – P. rollei – P. roscius – P. rotundicollis – P. rougemonti – P. rubricatus – P. rubricollis – P. rubripennis – P. rubromaculatus – P. rudebecki – P. rudipennis – P. rufescens – P. ruficauda – P. rufimanus – P. rufimargo – P. rufipes – P. rufithorax – P. rufoniger – P. rufoplagiatus – P. rufotibialis – P. rufulus – P. rufus – P. rugosipennis – P. rugulipennis – P. ruminator – P. ruweanus – P. ryukyuensis – P. sabine – P. sadales – P. sagittarius – P. salinus – P. sallaei – P. salti – P. sanamus – P. sanguineus – P. sanguinipennis – P. sanguinithorax – P. sanguinolentus – P. sanguinosus – P. saphyreus – P. sarawakensis – P. satanus – P. schaeuffelei – P. schroederi – P. schuelkei – P. schuhi – P. schwarzi – P. scintillatus – P. scotopelia – P. scotti – P. secus – P. segregatus – P. selangorensis – P. semiaenescens – P. semialutaceus – P. semicupreus – P. semicyaneus – P. semiruber – P. semunciarius – P. senegalensis – P. senium – P. sepilibilis – P. septentrionum – P. sequens – P. serenus – P. sericans – P. sericatus – P. sericeicollis – P. sericeus – P. sericinus – P. servilis – P. sessor – P. seticornis – P. sexpunctatus – P. shangzhiensis – P. sharpi – P. shoueni – P. siculus – P. silvaticus – P. silvestris – P. silvicola – P. simonae – P. simpliciventris – P. sinayotus – P. singgalangensis – P. singhalensis – P. sinuatocollis – P. sinus – P. sithanus – P. siwalikensis – P. smaragdinus – P. smetanai – P. smithornis – P. socius – P. solidus – P. somaliensis – P. sordidioides – P. soricinus – P. spadiceus – P. sparsipennis – P. specialis – P. speciosus – P. specularis – P. speculicollis – P. speculipennis – P. speculum – P. sphagnorum – P. spiniformis – P. spinipes – P. splendens – P. squalidus – P. staudingeri – P. steineri – P. stenocephalus – P. stercorosus – P. stictus – P. stiphrogaster – P. stolzmanni – P. straatmani – P. stragulatus – P. strandi – P. stygialis – P. stysi – P. suavus – P. subaeneicollis – P. subcingulatus – P. subdecorus – P. subfoetidus – P. subjectus – P. sublaevipennis – P. sublaevis – P. sublucanus – P. submicans – P. subnitens – P. subpunctipennis – P. subrufus – P. subtilepunctatus – P. subvarians – P. subvirescens – P. succicola – P. succinctus – P. sula – P. sulcatus – P. sumatrensis – P. sumbaensis – P. surikata – P. suspectus – P. suspiciosus – P. suspiritus – P. sutteri – P. suturorubineous – P. svanetiensis – P. sylvicolides – P. sylvisorex – P. syncerus – P. synodontis – P. tabius – P. tachiniformis – P. tachornis – P. tachymarptis – P. tachyoryctidis – P. tadarida – P. tahitiensis – P. taiwanensis – P. takaiensis – P. takanoi – P. tamulus – P. tandalensis – P. tangamanus – P. taphozous – P. tardus – P. tarsalis – P. taterae – P. taunggyiensis – P. taxiplagoides – P. tchagra – P. teleskopus – P. temporalis – P. tenellicornis – P. tenuemicans – P. tenuepunctatus – P. tenuicornis – P. tenuimarginatus – P. terathopius – P. tergobimaculatus – P. tergomaculatus – P. terminipennis – P. terpsiphone – P. testaceipennis – P. testaceocinctus – P. testudo – P. tetramerus – P. tetricus – P. thailandicus – P. theveneti – P. thoracicus – P. threskiornis – P. tienmuschanensis – P. tilakholensis – P. tillius – P. timorensis – P. titschacki – P. tockus – P. tomicus – P. torgos – P. tottenhami – P. toxopeanus – P. toxopei – P. tractatoides – P. tractatus – P. tragelaphus – P. transbaicalia – P. trapeziceps – P. trepidus – P. treron – P. triangulum – P. tricoloris – P. trilobatus – P. tringa – P. trinitatis – P. trionyx – P. tristipennis – P. trochilus – P. trochocerus – P. trochoecerus – P. trunculus – P. truquii – P. tukchensis – P. tumulinus – P. turbatus – P. turbidus – P. turbo – P. turnai – P. turnix – P. ubadilius – P. uelensis – P. ugandae – P. uhligi – P. ullrichi – P. umboiensis – P. umbratilis – P. umbratus – P. umbrinoides – P. umbrinus – P. unguicularis – P. uniformis – P. upotovus – P. upupa – P. upuzius – P. uraeginthus – P. usagarae – P. usambaricus – P. ustulatus – P. ustus – P. vadoni – P. vagepunctatus – P. vagus – P. validus – P. vanhoofi – P. varanus – P. variabilis – P. varians – P. variipennis – P. varipes – P. varro – P. vegetus – P. velatipennis – P. ventralis – P. veronikae – P. verticalis – P. vertumnus – P. vestigator – P. vesubiensis – P. victoriensis – P. vidua – P. viettei – P. villiersi – P. violaceus – P. virgatus – P. virgo – P. viridiniger – P. viridipennis – P. viridovix – P. vittiger – P. vividus – P. volvulus – P. vulgatus – P. vulpes – P. waterhousei – P. whymperi – P. witteanus – P. wittei – P. wittmeri – P. wuesthoffi – P. xanthoraphis – P. xema – P. xenopus – P. xerus – P. yakimae – P. yaoi – P. yaqui – P. yemenicus – P. yokohamus – P. zaidius – P. zhangi – P. ziloanus – P. zoothera – P. zosterops

Invalid species names: P. amabilis – P. antipodum – P. captivus – P. definitus – P. discoideisimilis – P. dolichoderes – P. dubiosus – P. eidmanni – P. elypticus – P. eustilbus – P. fimetarius – P. flandrianus – P. gerardi – P. glenoides – P. gongulus – P. grandiceps – P. interpunctatus – P. kailiensis – P. macies – P. meridioafricanus – P. mesophoyx – P. nimeaglius – P. parasanguineus – P. parcus – P. potanini – P. protenus – P. puncticeps – P. punctifrons – P. rudiventris – P. rutiliventris – P. separatus – P. signifrons – P. simlaensis – P. sinetuber – P. stenoderus – P. subaereipennis – P. subfuscus – P. turcmenus – P. turneri – P. undae – P. unicolor – P. unzenensis – P. upotovus – P. uralensis – P. ussuriensis – P. ustipennis – P. varicolor – P. variegatus – P. varius – P. venustulus – P. venustus – P. versicolor – P. versutus – P. vestitus – P. vicinus – P. viduus – P. vilis – P. vinohradensis – P. vinsoni – P. viperinus – P. viridanus – P. virilis – P. visokeanus – P. vulcanus – P. wacoensis – P. watsoni – P. wawawai – P. wohlgrothi – P. woodburnensis – P. xantholinoides – P. xantholoma – P. xanthomelas – P. xanthopterus – P. xanthopus – P. xanthopygus – P. yatungensis
Name

Philonthus Stephens, 1829: 23

Type species: Staphylinus splendens Fabricius, 1792 by designated by Curtis 1836: pl. 610.

Philonthus nitidicollis

Synonymy

Endeius Coiffait & Sáiz, 1968: 355
Type species: Endeius loensis Coiffait & Sáiz, 1968, fixed by original designation.
Philonthus (Parambigus) Marcuzzi, 1977: 12 [nomen nudum, no description; attributed to Scheerpeltz]
Type species: Philonthus lucidus Fauvel, 1891, fixed by original designation.
Laxobates Gistel, 1834: 8
Type species: Staphylinus splendens Fabricius, 1792, designated in Blackwelder, 1952: 212.
Philonthopsis Cameron, 1932: 261
Type species: Philonthopsis antennalis Cameron, 1932, fixed by monotypy.
Philonthus (Cephalonthus) Bernhauer, 1940: 635 [unavailable, no type species designated]
Philonthus (Cephalonthus) Blackwelder, 1952: 96 [validation of Cephalonthus Bernhauer by designation of type species]
Type species: Staphylinus caffer Boheman, 1848, fixed by original designation.
Philonthus (Spatulonthus) Tottenham, 1955: 154 [synonym in Smetana, 1995: 51]
Type species: Philonthus longicornis Stephens, 1832, fixed by original designation.
Philonthus (Kenonthus) Coiffait, 1960: 361 [synonym in Smetana, 2004: 34]
Type species: Philonthus montivagus Heer, 1839, fixed by original designation.
Paragabrius Coiffait, 1963: 12 [synonym in Smetana, 1995: 51]
Type species: Staphylinus micans Gravenhorst, 1802, fixed by original designation.
Philonthus (Trionthus) Coiffait, 1963: 14 [synonym in Smetana, 1995: 51]
Type species: Staphylinus lepidus Gravenhorst, 1802, fixed by monotypy.
Kirschenblatia Bolov & Kryzhanovskij, 1969: 512 [synonym in Schülke & Uhlig, 1989: 247]
Type species: Kirschenblatia kabardensis Bolov & Kryzhanovskij, 1969, fixed by original designation.
Palaeophilonthus Coiffait, 1972: 50 [as "nom. nv." for Sectophilonthus of Coiffait, 1965, not Tottenham; [synonym in Smetana, 1995: 51]]
Type species: Sectophilonthus rossicus Coiffait, 1965, fixed by monotypy.
Paragabrius (Metagabrius) Coiffait, 1974: 86 [synonym in Smetana, 1995: 51]
Type species: Philonthus juvenilis Peyron, 1858, fixed by original designation.
Paralionthus Ádám, 1996: 236 [synonym in Assing & Schülke 1999: 14]
Type species: Staphylinus punctus Gravenhorst, 1802, fixed by original designation.

References
Primary references

Stephens, J.F. 1829: The nomenclature of British insects; being a compendious list of such species as are contained in the Systematic Catalogue of British Insects, and forming a guide to their classification, &c. &c. 68 pp. London: Baldwin and Cradock. DOI: 10.5962/bhl.title.51800 Reference page. [original description: p. 23]

Additional references

Chani-Posse De Maus, M. 2009: Revision of some types of Philonthus Stephens and Gabrius Stephens from southern South America (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae), with nomenclatural notes. Zootaxa, 2034: 31–42. Abstract & excerpt
Chani-Posse, M. 2010: Revision of the southern South American species of Philonthus Stephens (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae). Zootaxa, 2595: 1–70. Preview [erratum in Zootaxa, 2663: 68. (2010) Preview]
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Hromádka, L. 2008: Revision of Afrotropical species of the Philonthus abyssinus species group (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Philonthina). Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 48(1): 37–50. PDF Reference page.
Hromádka, L. 2008: Revision of Afrotropical species of the Philonthus peripateticus species group (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Philonthina). Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 48(1): 51–65. PDF Reference page.
Hromádka, L. 2009. Revision of the Afrotropical species of the Philonthus caffer species group (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Philonthina). Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 49(1): 161–190. PDF. Reference page.
Hromádka, L. 2009: Five new Philonthus species (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Philonthina) from the Afrotropical Region. Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae, 49: 671–682. Abstract
Hromádka, L. 2009: Revision of Afrotropical species of the Philonthus aemulus species group (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Philonthina). Acta Societatis Zoologicae Bohemicae, 73 (1-2): 27–51. Full article: [1] [not seen]
Hromádka, L. 2009: Revision of the Afrotropical species of the Philonthus marginipennis species group (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Philonthina). Acta Societatis Zoologicae Bohemicae, 73 (1-2): 53–64. Full article: [2]. [not seen]
Hromádka, L. 2010. A revision of the Afrotropical species of the Philonthus arrowianus species group (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Philonthina). Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 50(1): 131–144. PDF Reference page. [Key to Philonthus arrowianus species group: p. 143]
Hromádka, L. 2011: Revision of Afrotropical species of the Philonthus cupreonitens species group (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Philonthina). Acta Societatis Zoologicae Bohemicae, 75: 37- 66. Full article: [3].
Hromádka, L. 2012: Revision of the Philonthus discoideus – P. xanthoraphis species group (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Philonthina). Acta Societatis Zoologicae Bohemicae, 76 (1–2): 45–52. Full article: [4].
Hromádka, L. 2013: Two new species of the genus Philonthus from Central African Republic (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Philonthina). Linzer biologische Beiträge, 45 (1): 703–708.
Hromádka, L. 2013: A new species of Philonthus from Madagascar (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Philonthina). Linzer biologische Beiträge, 45 (1): 709–712.
Hromádka, L. 2013: Two new species of the genus Philonthus from Afrotropical region with two nomenclatural changes in the genus (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Staphylininae: Philonthina). Linzer biologische Beiträge, 45 (1): 713–718.
Hromádka, L.; Janák, J. 2011: Philonthus hapalemur sp. nov. and redescription of P. plasoni from Madagascar (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Philonthina). Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 51(1): 137–143. PDF Reference page.
Majka, C.G.; Michaud, J.-P.; Moreau, G.; Smetana, A. 2009: Philonthus hepaticus (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae) in eastern Canada: are distribution gaps distinctive features or collecting artifacts? In: Majka, C.G.; Klimaszewski, J. (eds) Biodiversity, biosystematics, and ecology of Canadian Coleoptera II. ZooKeys, 22: 347–354. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.22.208
Navarrete-Heredia, J.L. 2003: A new species of Philonthus (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae) from Sonora, México. Zootaxa, 390: 1–7. PDF
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Philonthus is a genus of large rove beetles in the family Staphylinidae. There are more than 380 described species in Philonthus.[1][2][3]