Philanthus barbatus Smith, 1856:473, ♂. ♂, North America (F. Smith). - Krombein et al., 1979Krombein, K.V., P.D. Hurd, D.R. Smith & B.D. Burks 1979. Catalog of Hymenoptera in America North of Mexico. Volume 2. Apocrita (Aculeata). Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington D.C. 1199-2209. (distribution); Amarante, 2002Amarante, S.T.P. 2002. A synonymic catalog of the neotropical Crabronidae and Sphecidae (Hymenoptera: Apoidea). Arquivos de Zoologia (São Paulo) 37:1-139. (distribution).
Philanthus albifrons Cresson, 1865:101, ♂♀. 5 ♀♀, 2 ♂♂, Rocky Mountains, Colorado Territory (Ent. Soc. Philad., leg. Ridings). - Dalla Torre, 1897Dalla Torre, C.G. 1897. Catalogus hymenopterorum hucusque descriptorum systematicus et synonymicus. Volumen VIII: Fossores (Sphegidae). Breitkopf & Härtel, Leipzig. 1-749. (distribution); Viereck & Cockerell, 1904Viereck, H.L. & Cockerell, T.D.A. 1904. The Philanthinae of New Mexico. - II. Journal of the New York Entomological Society 12 (3):129-146. (distribution); Krombein et al., 1979Krombein, K.V., P.D. Hurd, D.R. Smith & B.D. Burks 1979. Catalog of Hymenoptera in America North of Mexico. Volume 2. Apocrita (Aculeata). Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington D.C. 1199-2209.:1721 ( listed as synonym of Philanthus barbatus Smith, 1856); Amarante, 2002Amarante, S.T.P. 2002. A synonymic catalog of the neotropical Crabronidae and Sphecidae (Hymenoptera: Apoidea). Arquivos de Zoologia (São Paulo) 37:1-139.:63 ( listed as synonym of Philanthus barbatus Smith, 1856).
Philanthus henricus Dunning, 1898:153 - Krombein et al., 1979Krombein, K.V., P.D. Hurd, D.R. Smith & B.D. Burks 1979. Catalog of Hymenoptera in America North of Mexico. Volume 2. Apocrita (Aculeata). Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington D.C. 1199-2209.:1721 ( listed as synonym of Philanthus barbatus Smith, 1856); Amarante, 2002Amarante, S.T.P. 2002. A synonymic catalog of the neotropical Crabronidae and Sphecidae (Hymenoptera: Apoidea). Arquivos de Zoologia (São Paulo) 37:1-139.:63 ( listed as synonym of Philanthus barbatus Smith, 1856).