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Culoptila rusia Mosely, 1954

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
Culoptila rusia Mosely, 1954
Name authority
Mosely, 1954
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Trichoptera
Family
Glossosomatidae
Genus
Culoptila
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. orderTrichoptera
  7. superfamilyGlossosomatoidea Wallengren, 1891
  8. familyGlossosomatidae Wallengren, 1891
  9. subfamilyProtoptilinae Ross, 1956
  10. genusCuloptila Mosely, 1954
  11. speciesCuloptila rusia Mosely, 1954

Close classified relatives

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

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Culoptila acaena Bueno-Soria & Santiago de Fragoso, 1996GlossosomatidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Culoptila aluca Mosely, 1954GlossosomatidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Culoptila amberia Mosely, 1954GlossosomatidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Culoptila denningi Bueno-Soria & Santiago de Fragoso, 1996GlossosomatidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Culoptila saltena Mosely, 1954GlossosomatidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Culoptila thoracica (Ross, 1938)GlossosomatidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant

Browse 10 records assigned to Glossosomatidae.

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=115241 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:32DPY. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.