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Cyclopodia arabica Theodor, 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
Cyclopodia arabica Theodor, 1954
Name authority
Theodor, 1954
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Diptera
Family
Hippoboscidae
Genus
Cyclopodia
Extinction status
Not supplied by this source

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. orderDiptera
  7. familyHippoboscidae Samouelle, 1819
  8. subfamilyCyclopodiinae Theodor, 1967
  9. tribeCyclopodiini Theodor, 1967
  10. genusCyclopodia Kolenati, 1863
  11. speciesCyclopodia arabica Theodor, 1954

Close classified relatives

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

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Cyclopodia aspinosa Maa, 1966HippoboscidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Cyclopodia dorsinuda Maa, 1966HippoboscidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Cyclopodia garrula Maa, 1968HippoboscidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Cyclopodia inflatipes Speiser, 1900HippoboscidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Cyclopodia ligula Maa, 1966HippoboscidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Cyclopodia longiseta Maa, 1968HippoboscidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Cyclopodia minor Speiser, 1900HippoboscidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Cyclopodia pembertoni Scott, 1932HippoboscidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Cyclopodia similis Speiser, 1900HippoboscidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied

Browse 15 records assigned to Hippoboscidae.

Names & synonyms

Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.

Recorded nameSource status
Cyclopodia greeffi arabica Theodor, 1954 Theodor, 1954synonym

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. Theodor, O. (1954) 66a. Nycteribiidae. In: Lindner, E. (ed.): Die Fliegen der Palaearktischen Region 11: 1-44 (174). [1954.02.10].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:32VWP. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.