Culoptila unispina

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Rhyacophiloidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Cladus: Pancrustacea Cladus: Allotriocarida Subphylum: Hexapoda Classis: Insecta Cladus: Dicondylia Subclassis: Pterygota Infraclassis: Neoptera Cladus: Eumetabola Cladus: Holometabola Superordo: Panorpida Cladus: Amphiesmenoptera Ordo: Trichoptera Subordo: Annulipalpia Superfamilia: Rhyacophiloidea

Familia: Glossosomatidae
Subfamilia: Protoptilinae
Genus: Culoptila
Species: Culoptila unispina

Name

Culoptila unispina Blahnik & Holzenthal, 2006

Type locality: Costa Rica, Puntarenas, Rio Bellavista, ca. 1,5 km NW Las Alturas, 08º57'04"N, 082º50'46"W, 1400 m.

Holotype: UMSP. male. UMSP000000497. 10-11.VIII.1990. Holzenthal , Blahnik & Muñoz.

Etymology

This species is named unispina (1 spine) for its single phallic spine, which distinguishes it most readily from Culoptila costaricensis, with which it might otherwise be confused.

References

• Blahnik, Roger J. & Holzenthal, Ralph W., 2006, Zootaxa 1233: 1–52 [1]