Two new species of Centris (Aphemisia) Ayala, 2002 from Colombia with a synopsis of the subgenus for the country (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Centridini) Author Vivallo, Felipe Author Vélez, Danny Author Fernández, Fernando text Zootaxa 2016 4093 2 201 216 journal article 10.11646/zootaxa.4093.2.3 65f702dc-7b2e-4d24-a021-aa9bd89d4022 1175-5326 263672 4FB0620A-20D9-4DA6-81EB-C77E94E47FED The subgenus Centris ( Aphemisia ) in Colombia Centris ( Aphemisia ) , as well as almost all other subgenera of Centridini , is poorly known in Colombia . According to Smith-Pardo (2003) only C . fusciventris [cited as Centris (n/a) aff . fusciventris (n/a= unknown subgeneric category)] and C . mocsaryi [cited as C . ( M .) aff . mucsary ([sic= mocsaryi ] ( M .)= Melanocentris )] occur in Colombia , although C . plumipes (cited as C . xanthosara Moure, 2002 ) was also recorded a year earlier by Moure (2002). Thus, three of the 12 species of the subgenus occur in the country today: C . mocsaryi , C . plumipes and C . quadrimaculata . The study of the material housed in the main Colombian entomological collections resulted in the recognition of these three species, as well as of Centris lilacina , newly recorded for Colombia , and two new species which are described herein.