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
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Zootaxa
2020
2020-01-29
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journal article
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10.11646/zootaxa.4729.2.1
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Centris
(
Wagenknechtia
)
cineraria
Smith, 1854
Centris cineraria
Smith, 1854
. 378.
Type data:
Smith (1854)
described this species based on an unknown number of females collected in an undetermined locality in
Chile
. A
syntype
specimen found at
NHMUK
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.925 [handwritten]\ [circular label]
Chili
[handwritten]\
Centris cineraria
Smith.
Type. [handwritten]\
cineraria
Sm.
Type. [handwritten]. The
lectotype
is in good condition and is coded
NHMUK
010812615 in the
NHMUK
data portal.
Type
locality:
Chile
.
Centris chilensis neoqueenensis
Friese, 1924
. 21.
Type data:
Syntypes
male and female (
ZMB
).
Type
locality:
Argentina
:
Neuquén province
:
Neuquén
.
Comments: Taxonomic decision for synonymy:
Moure (1950)
. The
type
locality of
C
.
cineraria
cannot be further narrowed down than to
Chile
. This species was correctly interpreted by
Moure
et al
. (2007)
and Vivallo (2013).