Genus endemic to New Caledonia and which includes many species. Generally coprophagous and forest-dwelling,.

R. PAULIAN, op.cit.

O. MONTREUIL and T.THERY, "A review of the genus Paronthobium of New Caledonia (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae: Epilissini)", Annals - Société Entomologique de France · June 2016