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Cyphoidris exalta Bolton, 1981

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
Cyphoidris exalta Bolton, 1981
Name authority
Bolton, 1981
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Hymenoptera
Family
Formicidae
Genus
Cyphoidris
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. orderHymenoptera
  7. suborderApocrita
  8. infraorderAculeata
  9. superfamilyFormicoidea Latreille, 1809
  10. familyFormicidae Latreille, 1802
  11. subfamilyMyrmicinae Lepeletier de Saint-Fargeau, 1835
  12. tribeCrematogastrini Forel, 1893
  13. genusCyphoidris Weber, 1952
  14. speciesCyphoidris exalta Bolton, 1981

Close classified relatives

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

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Cyphoidris parissa Bolton, 1981FormicidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant

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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.

  1. Bolton, B. (1981). A revision of six minor genera of Myrmicinae (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in the Ethiopian zoogeographical region. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History). Entomology, 43, 245–307. https://antcat.org/documents/255/6438.pdf 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:33F8M. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.