The bees of the genus Centris Fabricius, 1804 described by Theodore Dru Alison Cockerell (Hymenoptera: Apidae)
Author
Vivallo, Felipe
text
European Journal of Taxonomy
2020
2020-03-19
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journal article
10.5852/ejt.2020.618
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Centris disclusa
Cockerell, 1922
Fig. 3
Centris disclusa
Cockerell, 1922: 5–6
.
Junior synonym
of
C.
(
Centris
)
maculifrons
Smith, 1854
(
Moure
et al.
2007
).
Type
data
This species was described based on two male specimens collected by Francisco Campos Ribadeneira in Posorja (“Posoya”),
Ecuador
. Campos (
1878–1943
) was an intellectual from Guayaquil and the first Ecuadorian entomologist (
Barragán
et al.
2009
). He collected numerous insects and created the first entomological collection in that country (
Moret 2005
).
One of those males was found at
NMNH
under the number 24881 and bears an original Cockerell’s label of
type
. The specimen (
Fig. 3
) has the following data label: Posorja Ecua FCamposR [printed]\
Centris disclusa
Ckll
Type
. [handwritten]\ [red label]
Type
No. [printed] 24881 [handwritten] [
U.S.
N.M.]\ [yellow label] USNM ENT 00534192 [barcode] [printed]\\ DO NOT REMOVE SI DB Reference Not a property tag T. Schultz
NMNH
[printed]. The current condition and depository of the
paratype
are unknown.
Fig. 3.
Centris disclusa
Cockerell, 1922
, holotype, ♂ (
NMNH
; USNM ENT 00534192).
A
. Frontal view.
B
. Habitus, lateral view. Scale bars: A = 1 mm; B = 2 mm.
Type
locality
Ecuador
:
Guayas Province
: Posorja (“Posoya”).