Lectotype designations, taxonomic notes and new synonymies in some species of the bee genus Centris Fabricius, 1804 described by Amédée Lepeletier de Saint-Fargeau (Hymenoptera: Apidae) Author Vivallo, Felipe text Zootaxa 2019 2019-06-27 4624 1 23 40 journal article 26387 10.11646/zootaxa.4624.1.2 89eda679-d9f7-4fe6-8bb4-c245614fca89 1175-5326 3258452 AB304575-D4F0-4AC4-90DB-4B4E3AD22711 Centris ( Melanocentris ) violacea Lepeletier, 1841 Centris violacea Lepeletier, 1841 . 151, 152. Type data: In MNHP was found a female from Lepeletier’s collection with the following data label: violacea [handwritten]\ [circular label] du nord de la Capite de St Paul [handwritten]\ [red label] Holotype [handwritten]\ Museum Paris nord Capite de St- Paul [printed]. According to the original description, the type locality of this species is “Brasilia” ( Brazil ) which agrees with the information label of a female housed at OUMNH that bears the following data label: Bres. [handwritten]\ Centris violacea Lep. ♀ Brasilia [handwritten]. This specimen is here designated as the lectotype . According to the original description, this exemplar belonged to Dejean’s collection and it is in good condition. Type locality: Brazil . Comment: Centris violacea only occurs in Brazil . It has been recorded in Distrito Federal and in the states of Goiás and Minas Gerais ( Moure et al ., 2007 ).