Biology:Drilaster axillaris

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Short description: Species of beetle

Drilaster axillaris
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Lampyridae
Subfamily: Ototretinae
Genus: Drilaster
Species:
D. axillaris
Binomial name
Drilaster axillaris
Kiesenwetter, 1879

Drilaster axillaris is a species of firefly in the subfamily Ototretinae.[1]

Description

The luciferase of Drilaster axillaras has been cloned and recombinantly expressed, and has an luminescent emission maximum of 545 nm.[2]

Range

Drilaster axillaris is found in Japan.

References

  1. Martin, Gavin J; Stanger-Hall, Kathrin F; Branham, Marc A; Da Silveira, Luiz F L; Lower, Sarah E; Hall, David W; Li, Xue-Yan; Lemmon, Alan R et al. (2019-11-01). Jordal, Bjarte. ed. "Higher-Level Phylogeny and Reclassification of Lampyridae (Coleoptera: Elateroidea)". Insect Systematics and Diversity (Oxford University Press (OUP)) 3 (6). doi:10.1093/isd/ixz024. ISSN 2399-3421. 
  2. Oba, Yuichi; Yoshida, Mayumi; Shintani, Takeru; Furuhashi, Mana; Inouye, Satoshi (2012). "Firefly luciferase genes from the subfamilies Psilocladinae and Ototretinae (Lampyridae, Coleoptera)". Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part B: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (Elsevier BV) 161 (2): 110–116. doi:10.1016/j.cbpb.2011.10.001. ISSN 1096-4959. 

Wikidata ☰ Q2298926 entry