Phanerota vecta is a species of beetle of the family Staphylinidae. It is found in French Guiana, Brazil, Peru and Argentina.

Description Adults reach a length of about for males and for females. The body is reddish-brown except for the head and the height of abdominal segments VI, which are dark brown, and tergites V and/or VII, which are paler.

Life history The recorded host fungus is a Favolus species.

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