Culoptila vexillifera

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 vexillifera

Name

Culoptila vexillifera Blahnik & Holzenthal, 2006

Type locality: Guatemala, Chimaltenango..

Holotype: NMNH. male. UMSP000206898. 19-20.VIII.1965. Spangler.

Etymology

This species is named vexillifera, from the Lain vexillum,meaning banner or flag, in reference to the large apodeme at the base of the phallobase of this species.

References

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