NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Sumner Springfly
Cultus aestivalis (Needham & Claassen, 1925)
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
- Cultus aestivalis (Needham & Claassen, 1925)
- Name authority
- (Needham & Claassen, 1925)
- Common name
- Sumner Springfly
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Plecoptera
- Family
- Perlodidae
- Genus
- Cultus
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Source habitat flags: Marine: no · Freshwater: yes · Terrestrial: yes. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumArthropoda
- subphylumHexapoda
- classInsecta
- orderPlecoptera Burmeister, 1839
- suborderArctoperlaria Zwick, 1969
- infraorderSystellognatha Enderlein, 1909
- superfamilyPerloidea Latreille, 1802
- familyPerlodidae Klapálek, 1909
- subfamilyPerlodinae Klapálek, 1909
- tribeDiploperlini Stark & Szczytko, 1984
- genusCultus Ricker, 1952
- speciesCultus aestivalis (Needham & Claassen, 1925)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Cultus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Spiny SpringflyCultus verticalis (Banks, 1920) | PerlodidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Isogenus (Cultus) aestivalis (Needham & Claassen, 1925) (Needham & Claassen, 1925) | synonym |
| Diploperla fraseri Ricker, 1943 Ricker, 1943 | synonym |
| Perla aestivalis Needham & Claassen, 1925 Needham & Claassen, 1925 | synonym |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
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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.
- Needham, J.G. & Claassen, P.W. (1925) A Monograph of the Plecoptera or Stoneflies of America North of Mexico. The Thomas Say Foundation, II, 1–397. Available at http://www.archive.org/details/monographofpleco00need 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:32DTK. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.