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Drilaster (Drilaster) pectoralis (Pic, 1921)

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) pectoralis (Pic, 1921)
Name authority
(Pic, 1921)
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.

  1. domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
  2. kingdomAnimalia
  3. phylumArthropoda
  4. subphylumHexapoda
  5. classInsecta
  6. orderColeoptera
  7. suborderPolyphaga
  8. series zoologyElateriformia
  9. superfamilyElateroidea Leach, 1815
  10. familyLampyridae Rafinesque, 1815
  11. subfamilyOtotretinae McDermott, 1964
  12. genusDrilaster Kiesenwetter, 1879
  13. subgenusDrilaster Kiesenwetter, 1879
  14. speciesDrilaster (Drilaster) pectoralis (Pic, 1921)

Close classified relatives

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

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Drilaster (Drilaster) akakanajai Kawashima, Satou & Satô, 2005LampyridaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Drilaster (Drilaster) akusekianus Nakane, 1983LampyridaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Drilaster (Drilaster) atronotatus (Pic, 1923)LampyridaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Drilaster (Drilaster) axillaris Kiesenwetter, 1879LampyridaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Drilaster (Drilaster) bakeri (Pic, 1921)LampyridaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Drilaster (Drilaster) bicolor Satô, 1968LampyridaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Drilaster (Drilaster) bicoloripes (Pic, 1924)LampyridaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Drilaster (Drilaster) chapaensis (Pic, 1927)LampyridaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Drilaster (Drilaster) costulatus (Pic, 1921)LampyridaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Drilaster (Drilaster) curtus (Pic, 1937)LampyridaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Drilaster (Drilaster) flavipennis Nakane, 1977LampyridaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Drilaster (Drilaster) giganteus (Pic, 1912)LampyridaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant

Browse 113 records assigned to Lampyridae.

Names & synonyms

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

Recorded nameSource status
Ototreta pectoralis Pic, 1921 Pic, 1921synonym

Documented distribution

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

Southern Asia

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. https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=954655 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:37NK9. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.