Philonthus  Curtis, 1829 
Paragabrius  Coiffait, 1963
Spatulonthus  Tottenham, 1955
 
 
 
 
  
750x478 (~73Kb) Russia, Moscow area, 13.8.2005, Photo © D. Smirnov decorus? rotundifolia?  det. D. Smirnov 
 
 
The exact identification of this species is still unknown,
but tentatively assumed to belong into this group. 
Philonthus lepidus  (Gravenhorst, 1802) 
 
 
Philonthus rectangulus  Sharp, 1874 
 
 
Philonthus discoideus  (Gravenhorst, 1802) 
 
 
Philonthus salinus  Kiesenwetter, 1844 
 
 
Philonthus quisquiliarius  (Gyllenhal, 1810) 
 
 
Philonthus corvinus  Erichson, 1839 
 
 
Philonthus sanguinolentus  (Gravenhorst, 1802) 
 
 
Philonthus binotatus  (Gravenhorst, 1802) 
 
 
Philonthus ventralis  (Gravenhorst, 1802) 
Misidentified/misapplied:
ventralis  (= Quedius truncicola );  Aragona, 1830
 
  
 
Philonthus intermedius  (Lacordaire, 1835) 
 
 
Philonthus laminatus  (Creutzer, 1799) 
 
 
Philonthus politus  (Linnaeus, 1758) 
 
 
Philonthus succicola  Thomson, 1860 
 
 
Philonthus addendus  Sharp, 1867 
 
 
Philonthus cyanipennis  (Fabricius, 1792) 
 
 
Philonthus caerulescens  (Lacordaire, 1835) 
 
 
Philonthus nitidus  (Fabricius, 1787) 
 
 
Philonthus spinipes  Sharp, 1874 
 
 
Philonthus rotundicollis  (Menetries, 1832) 
 
 
Philonthus temporalis  Mulsant & Rey, 1853 
 
 
Philonthus tenuicornis  Mulsant & Rey, 1853 
 
 
Philonthus decorus  (Gravenhorst, 1802) 
 
 
Philonthus cognatus  (Stephens, 1832) 
 
 
Philonthus mannerheimi  Fauvel, 1869 
 
 
Philonthus cruentatus  (Gmelin, 1790) 
 
 
Philonthus confinis  Strand, 1941 
Philonthus isthmius  Kangas, 1979
 
 
 
 
Philonthus varians  (Paykull, 1789) 
 
 
Philonthus pseudovarians  Strand, 1941 
 
 
Philonthus jurgans  Tottenham, 1937 
 
 
Philonthus marginatus  (Ström, 1768) 
  Laitakuntikas 
 
 
 
Philonthus lederi  Eppelsheim, 1893 
 
 
Philonthus atratus  (Gravenhorst, 1802) 
 
 
Philonthus subvirescens  Thomson, 1867 
 
 
Philonthus nitidicollis  (Lacordaire, 1835) 
 
 
Philonthus carbonarius  (Gravenhorst, 1810) 
 
 
Philonthus alpinus  Eppelsheim, 1875 
 
 
Philonthus albipes  (Gravenhorst, 1802) 
 
 
Philonthus caucasius  Nordmann, 1837 
 
 
Philonthus corruscus  (Gravenhorst, 1802) 
 
 
Philonthus ebeninus  (Gravenhorst, 1802) 
 
 
Philonthus concinnus  (Gravenhorst, 1802) 
ochropus  (Gravenhorst, 1802)
 
 
Misidentified/misapplied:
?concinnus  (= Xylodromus brunneipennis );  Marsham, 1802
  
  
 
Philonthus rufipes  (Stephens, 1832) 
 
 
Philonthus debilis  (Gravenhorst, 1802) 
 
 
Philonthus splendens  (Fabricius, 1792) 
Misidentified/misapplied:
?splendens  (= Mycetoporus nigricollis );  Marsham, 1802
  
  
  
identification uncertain  935x611 (~84Kb) Russia, Kaluga area, 2.5.2010 (35°45'E, 54°23'N), Photo © D. Smirnov 
 
 
 
Philonthus punctus  (Gravenhorst, 1802) 
 
 
Philonthus linki  Solsky, 1866 
 
 
Philonthus fumarius  (Gravenhorst, 1806) 
 
 
Philonthus umbratilis  (Gravenhorst, 1802) 
 
 
Philonthus nigrita  (Gravenhorst, 1806) 
 
 
Philonthus laevicollis  (Lacordaire, 1835) 
 
 
Philonthus montivagus  Heer, 1839 
 
 
Philonthus longicornis  (Stephens, 1832) 
 
 
Philonthus coprophilus  (Jarrige, 1949) 
 
 
Philonthus parvicornis  (Gravenhorst, 1802) 
agilis  (Gravenhorst, 1806)
 
 
 
 
Philonthus rubripennis  (Stephens, 1832) 
 
 
Philonthus furcifer  (Renkonen, 1937) 
 
 
Philonthus micans  (Gravenhorst, 1802) 
 
 
Philonthus micantoides  (Benick & Lohse, 1956) 
 
  
 
 Unknown or unplaced taxa
 
Misidentified/misapplied:
Philonthus chalceus  (= Philonthus succicola );  Ganglbauer, 1895
 
  
 
Misidentified/misapplied:
Philonthus fuscipennis  (= Philonthus cognatus );  Mannerheim, 1830
 
  
 
Misidentified/misapplied:
bimaculatus  (= Philonthus nitidicollis );  Gravenhorst, 1802
 
  
 
Misidentified/misapplied:
dimidiatus  (= Philonthus caucasius );  Sahlberg, 1830
 
  
 
Misidentified/misapplied:
immundus  (= Philonthus rufipes );  Gyllenhal, 1810
 
  
 
 
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References: 
[Bert Gustafsson]  
 Catalogus Coleoptorum Sueciae ; Based on version 1-Nov-2004.;  Bert Gustafsson 
 [CoL] Catalogue of Life 
Bánki, O., Roskov, Y., Döring, M., Ower, G., Hernández Robles, D. R., Plata Corredor, C. A., Stjernegaard Jeppesen, T., Örn, A., Vandepitte, L., Hobern, D., Schalk, P., DeWalt, R. E., Ma, K., Miller, J., Orrell, T., Aalbu, R., Abbott, J., Adlard, R., Aedo, C., et al. (2024). Catalogue of Life Checklist (Version 2024-03-26);  https://doi.org/10.48580/dfz8d 
 [D. Smirnov]  
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