NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Drilaster (Drilaster) akakanajai Kawashima, Satou & Satô, 2005
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
- Drilaster (Drilaster) akakanajai Kawashima, Satou & Satô, 2005
- Name authority
- Kawashima, Satou & Satô, 2005
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Coleoptera
- Family
- Lampyridae
- Genus
- Drilaster
- 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 zoologyElateriformia
- superfamilyElateroidea Leach, 1815
- familyLampyridae Rafinesque, 1815
- subfamilyOtotretinae McDermott, 1964
- genusDrilaster Kiesenwetter, 1879
- subgenusDrilaster Kiesenwetter, 1879
- speciesDrilaster (Drilaster) akakanajai Kawashima, Satou & Satô, 2005
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Drilaster. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Drilaster (Drilaster) akusekianus Nakane, 1983 | LampyridaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Drilaster (Drilaster) atronotatus (Pic, 1923) | LampyridaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Drilaster (Drilaster) axillaris Kiesenwetter, 1879 | LampyridaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Drilaster (Drilaster) bakeri (Pic, 1921) | LampyridaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Drilaster (Drilaster) bicolor Satô, 1968 | LampyridaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Drilaster (Drilaster) bicoloripes (Pic, 1924) | LampyridaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Drilaster (Drilaster) chapaensis (Pic, 1927) | LampyridaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Drilaster (Drilaster) costulatus (Pic, 1921) | LampyridaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Drilaster (Drilaster) curtus (Pic, 1937) | LampyridaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Drilaster (Drilaster) flavipennis Nakane, 1977 | LampyridaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Drilaster (Drilaster) giganteus (Pic, 1912) | LampyridaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Drilaster (Drilaster) impustulatus (Pic, 1914) | LampyridaeArthropoda | 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.
- Kawashima, Itsuro, Fumiyasu Satou, & and Masataka Satô. (2005). The Lampyrid Genus Drilaster (Coleoptera, Lampyridae, Ototretinae) of the Ryukyu Archipelago, Southwest Japan. Japanese Journal of Systematic Entomology, Vol. 11, No. 2. 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:37NHN. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.