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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).

Notes

Published as part of Vivallo, Felipe, 2020, Lectotype designations taxonomic notes and new synonymies in some species of the bee genus Centris Fabricius, 1804 described by Frederick Smith (Hymenoptera: Apidae), pp. 151-176 in Zootaxa 4729 (2) on page 155, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4729.2.1, http://zenodo.org/record/3632239

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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.