Subfamily Protoptilinae Ross 1956 (caddisfly)
Insecta - Trichoptera - Glossosomatidae
Full reference: H. H. Ross. 1956. Evolution and Classification of the Mountain Caddisflies 1-213
Parent taxon: Glossosomatidae according to D. R. Robertson and R. W. Holzenthal 2013
Sister taxa: Agapetinae, Dajellinae, Glossosomatinae
Subtaxa: Cariboptila Culoptila
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Miocene of the Dominican Republic (5 collections), Mexico (1)
Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence