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Diatrechus bicolor (Bernhauer, 1906)

Source-backed taxonomic record

Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.

Identity & source status

Scientific name
Diatrechus bicolor (Bernhauer, 1906)
Name authority
(Bernhauer, 1906)
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Coleoptera
Family
Staphylinidae
Genus
Diatrechus
Extinction status
Recorded extant

Classification family tree

Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.

  1. domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
  2. kingdomAnimalia
  3. phylumArthropoda
  4. subphylumHexapoda
  5. classInsecta
  6. orderColeoptera
  7. suborderPolyphaga
  8. series zoologyStaphyliniformia
  9. superfamilyStaphylinoidea Latreille, 1802
  10. familyStaphylinidae Latreille, 1802
  11. subfamilyStaphylininae Latreille, 1802
  12. tribeStaphylinini Latreille, 1802
  13. subtribeAnisolinina Hayashi, 1993
  14. genusDiatrechus Bernhauer, 1911
  15. speciesDiatrechus bicolor (Bernhauer, 1906)

Close classified relatives

These entries share the source’s genus, Diatrechus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Diatrechus angolensis Cameron, 1959StaphylinidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Diatrechus anthracinus (Fauvel, 1905)StaphylinidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Diatrechus ater Bernhauer, 1915StaphylinidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Diatrechus brevipennis Lecoq, 2001StaphylinidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Diatrechus cinctus Tottenham, 1956StaphylinidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Diatrechus cordicollis (Gerstaecker, 1867)StaphylinidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Diatrechus ebeninus Tottenham, 1962StaphylinidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Diatrechus elatus (Erichson, 1840)StaphylinidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Diatrechus fisheri Lecoq, 2001StaphylinidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Diatrechus flavipes Lecoq, 2001StaphylinidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Diatrechus gomyi Lecoq, 2001StaphylinidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Diatrechus griveaudi Jarrige, 1972StaphylinidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant

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Names & synonyms

Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.

Recorded nameSource status
Anisolinus bicolor Bernhauer, 1906 Bernhauer, 1906synonym
Anisolinus abdominalis Schubert, K., 1911 Schubert, K., 1911synonym

Documented distribution

Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.

tdwg:ZIM-OO

native · native

Newton, A.F. (2021) StaphBase: Staphyliniformia world catalog database (version Oct 2021). In: The Catalogue of Life, 2022. Digital resource at www.catalogueoflife.org. Species 2000: Naturalis, Leiden, the Netherlands.

tdwg:ZAM-OO

native · native

Newton, A.F. (2021) StaphBase: Staphyliniformia world catalog database (version Oct 2021). In: The Catalogue of Life, 2022. Digital resource at www.catalogueoflife.org. Species 2000: Naturalis, Leiden, the Netherlands.

tdwg:TAN-OO

native · native

Newton, A.F. (2021) StaphBase: Staphyliniformia world catalog database (version Oct 2021). In: The Catalogue of Life, 2022. Digital resource at www.catalogueoflife.org. Species 2000: Naturalis, Leiden, the Netherlands.

tdwg:UGA-OO

native · native

Newton, A.F. (2021) StaphBase: Staphyliniformia world catalog database (version Oct 2021). In: The Catalogue of Life, 2022. Digital resource at www.catalogueoflife.org. Species 2000: Naturalis, Leiden, the Netherlands.

tdwg:KEN-OO

native · native

Newton, A.F. (2021) StaphBase: Staphyliniformia world catalog database (version Oct 2021). In: The Catalogue of Life, 2022. Digital resource at www.catalogueoflife.org. Species 2000: Naturalis, Leiden, the Netherlands.

tdwg:ERI-OO

native · native

Newton, A.F. (2021) StaphBase: Staphyliniformia world catalog database (version Oct 2021). In: The Catalogue of Life, 2022. Digital resource at www.catalogueoflife.org. Species 2000: Naturalis, Leiden, the Netherlands.

ZA

ZA · native · native

Newton, A.F. (2021) StaphBase: Staphyliniformia world catalog database (version Oct 2021). In: The Catalogue of Life, 2022. Digital resource at www.catalogueoflife.org. Species 2000: Naturalis, Leiden, the Netherlands.

Zimbabwe, Zambia, Tanzania, Uganda, Kenya, Ethopia, Eritrea; South Africa

native · native

Source literature & publication evidence

References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.

  1. Bernhauer, M. (1906) Neue Staphyliniden aus Afrika. Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift, 1906 (1).Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references

Origins, evidence & remaining research

Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.

Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.

Dataset citation & attribution

This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11

Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.

Stable key: col:35G3D. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.