Phileurus Latreille, 1807

Phileurus Latreille 1807: 103 .

Distribution: United States to Argentina. Colombia: Amazonas, Antioquia, Boyacá, Casanare, Cauca, Cundinamarca, Tolima, Valle.

Diversity: 19 species. Colombia: 5 species: P. didymus (Linnaeus), P. hospes Burmeister, P. kaszabi Endrődi, P. rufus Dechambre, P. valgus (Olivier) (Endrődi 1978, 1985; Restrepo et al. 2003).