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Dryptelytra vittipennis E. Olivier, 1895

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
Dryptelytra vittipennis E. Olivier, 1895
Name authority
E. Olivier, 1895
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Coleoptera
Family
Lampyridae
Genus
Dryptelytra
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. subfamilyCladodinae Bocakova, Campello-Gonçalves & Da Silveira, 2022
  12. genusDryptelytra Laporte, 1833
  13. speciesDryptelytra vittipennis E. Olivier, 1895

Close classified relatives

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

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Dryptelytra atricollis Pic, 1911LampyridaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Dryptelytra basithorax Pic, 1926LampyridaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Dryptelytra brevelineata Pic, 1926LampyridaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Dryptelytra fulvibasis E. Olivier, 1911LampyridaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Dryptelytra grandjeani E. Olivier, 1899LampyridaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Dryptelytra inops E. Olivier, 1899LampyridaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Dryptelytra longipennis Pic, 1927LampyridaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant

Browse 113 records assigned to Lampyridae.

Documented distribution

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

Middle America

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=953340 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:37YMT. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.