Latitudinal range: 9.3° to 49.3°

Habitats: temperate broadleaf/mixed forest (2), temperate savanna (2), tropical/subtropical savanna (1), temperate coniferous forest (1)

Found in 6 samples

Cameroon: Garoua (1995)

Canada: Stanley Park

United States: Allyn's Woods and Haas Forest, Jefferson City, Brookings County (cattle manure), Brookings County (sheep manure)

See also Philonthus coprophilus, Philonthus cruentatus, Philonthus cyanipennis, Philonthus fusiformis, Philonthus rectangularis, Philonthus sp., Philonthus umbrinus, Philonthus varians