Phanerota
Casey, 1906
Phanerota is a of ( ) comprising five described . The genus was established by Casey in 1906 and belongs to the tribe Homalotini within the Aleocharinae. Species in this genus are distributed across North America and the Caribbean, with records from the United States, Cuba, and Canada.
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Distribution
North America and the Caribbean region. Documented from the United States (including localities for P. fasciata and P. carinata), Cuba (P. cubensis), and Canada (P. dissimilis).
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Taxonomic history
The Phanerota was erected by Casey in 1906 with Phanerota cubensis as the . Two species were later transferred into the genus: P. dissimilis (originally described as Myrmecophilus dissimilis by Erichson in 1839) and P. fasciata (originally described as Myrmecophilus fasciatus by Say in 1834). The remaining species, P. brunnessa and P. carinata, were described by Ashe (1986) and Seevers (1951) respectively.
Species composition
The contains five : Phanerota brunnessa (eastern North America), P. carinata (southeastern United States), P. cubensis (Cuba), P. dissimilis (transcontinental in North America), and P. fasciata (eastern North America).