NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Didimus alvaradoi Báguena, 1941
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
- Didimus alvaradoi Báguena, 1941
- Name authority
- Báguena, 1941
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Coleoptera
- Family
- Passalidae
- Genus
- Didimus
- 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.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumArthropoda
- subphylumHexapoda
- classInsecta
- orderColeoptera
- suborderPolyphaga
- series zoologyStaphyliniformia
- superfamilyScarabaeoidea Latreille, 1802
- familyPassalidae Leach, 1815
- subfamilyPassalinae Leach, 1815
- tribeSolenocyclini Kaup, 1871
- genusDidimus Kaup, 1871
- speciesDidimus alvaradoi Báguena, 1941
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Didimus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Didimus aberrans (Kuwert, 1898) | PassalidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Didimus africanus (Percheron, 1844) | PassalidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Didimus aloysiisabaudiae (Pangella, 1906) | PassalidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Didimus crassus Arrow, 1906 | PassalidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Didimus sansibaricus (Harold, 1880) | PassalidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
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.
- Báguena, L. C. (1941). Fauna de Coleópteros de los territorios españoles del Golfo de Guinea. Boletin de La Real Sociedad Española de Historia Natural. Madrid 39:161-179. http://bibdigital.rjb.csic.es/ing/Libro.php?Libro=6516 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:35X64. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.