• Mayr, 1887: 558 (q.m.).
• Junior synonym of Cyphomyrmex difformis: Mayr, 1887: 558.
• Junior synonym of Cyphomyrmex rimosus: Dalla Torre, 1893: 150; Forel, 1895b: 137; Forel, 1899b: 40; Gallardo, 1916e: 323; Smith, 1951c: 830; Smith, 1979: 1410; Snelling & George, 1979: 147.
• Subspecies of Cyphomyrmex rimosus: Emery, 1894d: 225; Forel, 1895b: 143; Wheeler, 1905c: 106, 130; Wheeler, 1907d: 722; Wheeler, 1908a: 149; Wheeler, 1910a: 568; Wheeler, 1911a: 29; Forel, 1912f: 188; Wheeler, 1913b: 495; Wheeler, 1913e: 242; Wheeler & Mann, 1914: 42; Wheeler, 1917g: 461; Wheeler, 1922e: 13; Mann, 1922: 45; Emery, 1924f: 342; Menozzi, 1929b: 3; Menozzi & Russo, 1930: 163; Smith, 1930a: 4; Wheeler, 1932a: 11; Weber, 1934a: 57; Smith, 1937: 859; Creighton, 1950a: 316; Weber, 1958e: 259; Kempf, 1966: 162; Kempf, 1972b: 94; Alayo, 1974: 42.
• Status as species: Mayr, 1863a: 406; Mayr, 1887: 558; Wilson, 1964b: 9; Deyrup et al., 1989: 98; Snelling & Longino, 1992: 490; Bolton, 1995b: 168; Deyrup, 2003: 44; Wild, 2007b: 33; Guénard & Economo, 2015: 227; Wetterer et al., 2016: 11; Deyrup, 2017: 69; Fernández & Serna, 2019: 850; Lubertazzi, 2019: 108; Wetterer, 2021: 3.
• Senior synonym of Cyphomyrmex rimosus arnoldi: Snelling & Longino, 1992: 490; Bolton, 1995b: 168.
• Senior synonym of Cyphomyrmex rimosus atrata: Snelling & Longino, 1992: 490; Bolton, 1995b: 168.
• Senior synonym of Cyphomyrmex rimosus breviscapus: Snelling & Longino, 1992: 490; Bolton, 1995b: 168.
• Senior synonym of Cyphomyrmex rimosus comalensis: Creighton, 1950a: 316; Kempf, 1966: 162; Kempf, 1972b: 94; Snelling & Longino, 1992: 490; Bolton, 1995b: 168.
• Senior synonym of Cyphomyrmex rimosus flavescens: Snelling & Longino, 1992: 490; Bolton, 1995b: 168.
• Senior synonym of Cyphomyrmex steinheili: Mayr, 1887: 558; Emery, 1894d: 225; Wheeler, 1907d: 722; Emery, 1924f: 342; Menozzi & Russo, 1930: 163; Creighton, 1950a: 316; Kempf, 1966: 162; Kempf, 1972b: 94; Snelling & Longino, 1992: 490; Bolton, 1995b: 168.
• Senior synonym of Cyphomyrmex rimosus venezuelensis: Snelling & Longino, 1992: 490; Bolton, 1995b: 168.

Junior synonyms

• Cyphomyrmex rimosus arnoldi Aguayo, 1932
• Cyphomyrmex rimosus atrata (Forel, 1912)
  Obsolete combination(s): Atta rimosa atrata
• Cyphomyrmex rimosus breviscapus Weber, 1940
• Cyphomyrmex rimosus comalensis Wheeler, 1907
• Cyphomyrmex rimosus flavescens Weber, 1940
• Cyphomyrmex rimosus venezuelensis Weber, 1938
• Cyphomyrmex steinheili Forel, 1885

Obsolete combinations

• Cyphomyrmex rimosus minutus

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