Lectotype designations taxonomic notes and new synonymies in some species of the bee genus Centris Fabricius, 1804 described by Frederick Smith (Hymenoptera: Apidae) Author Vivallo, Felipe text Zootaxa 2020 2020-01-29 4729 2 151 176 journal article 24224 10.11646/zootaxa.4729.2.1 3eeb8ad3-f39e-48d6-8b27-0e66d006d322 1175-5326 3632239 A5200288-5C6F-44F9-A0FB-0E479F871A62 Centris ( Xanthemisia ) domingensis Dalla Torre, 1896 Centris domingensis Dalla Torre, 1896 . 304 ( nom . nov . for C . thoracica Smith, 1874 ). Centris thoracica Smith, 1874 . 370 (junior primary homonym of C . thoracica Lepeletier, 1841 ). Type data: This species was described based on females collected in the Dominican Republic, Greater Antilles. A single syntype is housed at NHMUK and is here designated the lectotype . The specimen has the following data label: Type H. T . [red-rimmed circular label, printed]\ B.M. TYPE HYM . [printed] 17B.904. [handwritten]\ St. Dom. 55.1. [printed]\ Centris thoracica Smith (Type) [handwritten]. Type locality: Dominican Republic : Santo Domingo (“San Domingo”) . Comments: Centris domingensis is apparently endemic to Hispaniola ( Vivallo, 2014 ). This species was correctly interpreted by Moure et al . (2007) and Vivallo (2014) .