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 2020-03-19 618 1 47 journal article 10.5852/ejt.2020.618 eb3e0d4d-e623-4c58-ab31-9833367933bd 3722950 FB1B58E6-7E40-4C16-9DFF-2EA5D43BC0B3 Centris maroniana Cockerell, 1917 Centris ( Melanocentris ) maroniana Cockerell, 1917: 475 . Type data This species was described based on a single male specimen collected in Maroni, French Guiana . According to the original description, the specimen belonged to the Queensland Museum and was sent to Cockerell by Le Moult. Eugène Le Moult ( 1882–1967 ) was a French naturalist and entomologist specialist on butterflies who lived in French Guiana ( Lhoste 1987 ). The holotype is housed at AMNH and has the following data label: Guyane , Maroni. [printed]\ Centris maroniana Ckll. Type [handwritten]\ ac33337 [handwritten]\ AMNH _IZC 00323439 [data matrix code] [printed]. Type locality French Guiana : Maroni (“ Guyane , Maroni”). It is not clear whether the type specimen was collected in Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni, one of the two sub-prefectures of French Guiana or near the Maroni River, a natural border between French Guiana and Suriname . Comment This is one of the most stunning species of the subgenus C. ( Melanocentris ). Unfortunately, nothing is known about its bionomy and distributional range.