Lectotype designations and new synonymies in the Neotropical bee genus Centris Fabricius, 1804 (Hymenoptera: Apidae) Author Rasmussen, Claus Author Vivallo, Felipe text Zootaxa 2014 3856 4 585 594 journal article 10.11646/zootaxa.3856.4.7 5f8d1730-eab2-4f71-81b6-2ecb81bb7e42 1175-5326 227847 4D9B10F3-5CB4-4B82-8A85-23651732C2FB Centris ( Melacentris ) mariae Mocsáry, 1896 Centris mariae Mocsáry, 1896 : 6 [New lectotype designation] Centris mariae lectotype (♀, Figs 13–16 ): Four syntype specimens (“quattuor specimina conformia”) were included by Mocsáry, three of which we examined. One female labeled [purple label without text], “ Peru [printed] / Pebas”, “685 / 68”, “ SYNTYPE / Centris mariae / Mocsáry, 1896 ” [red printed] is here designated as the lectotype . Two additional females with the same labels are designated as paralectotypes . The type locality is Pebas, Loreto, Peru . According to the accession book at HNHM the specimen was purchased from insect dealer Otto Staudinger in 1884. This species is poorly known and apparently males have never been associated with the females. Therefore potential synonymies have not been possible to assess.