Centris (Centris) elegans Smith 1874
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Centris (Centris) elegans Smith, 1874
Centris elegans Smith, 1874. 372.
Type data: This species was described based on an undetermined number of females collected in Saint Vincent Island, Lesser Antilles. A single specimen was found at NHMUK being here designated the lectotype. The exemplar has the following data label: Type H. T. [red-rimmed circular label, printed]\ S. Vincent [handwritten]\ B.M. TYPE HYM. [printed] 17B.926. [handwritten]\ Centris elegans Smith Type S! Vincent. [light blue, handwritten]\ F. Sm. Coll. 79·22 [printed] Type [handwritten]. The lectotype is in good condition and is coded NHMUK 010812616 in the NHMUK data portal.
Type locality: Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: Saint Vincent Island.
Centris gracilis Friese, 1901. 350 (unnecessary nom. nov. for C. elegans Smith, 1874).
Comment: This species was correctly interpreted by Moure (1960) and Moure et al. (2007).
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Biodiversity
- Scientific name authorship
- Smith
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Order
- Hymenoptera
- Family
- Apidae
- Genus
- Centris
- Species
- elegans
- Taxon rank
- species
- Type status
- holotype
- Taxonomic concept label
- Centris (Centris) elegans Smith, 1874 sec. Vivallo, 2020
References
- Smith, F. (1874) A revision of the genera Epicharis, Centris, Eulema, and Euglossa belonging to the family Apidae, section Scopulipedes. Annals and Magazine of Natural History, Series 4, 13, 357 - 373. https: // doi. org / 10.1080 / 00222937408680879
- Friese, H. (1901) Monographie der Bienengattung Centris (s. lat). Annalen des K. K. Naturhistorischen Hofmuseums, Wien, 15, 237 - 350.
- Moure, J. S., Melo, G. A. R. & Vivallo, F. (2007) Centridini Cockerell & Cockerell. In: Moure, J. S., Urban, D. & Melo, G. A. R. (Orgs.), Catalogue of Bees (Hymenoptera, Apoidea) in the Neotropical Region. Sociedade Brasileira de Entomologia, Curitiba, pp. 83 - 142.