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 rhodopus Cockerell, 1897 Centris caesalpiniae var. rhodopus Cockerell, 1897a: 395 . Type data This species was described based on two males and two females collected by Cockerell in Mesilla Valley, United States , foraging on Caesalpinia falcaria . One of those females was found at ANSP and one male at NMNH . Both specimens bear a label “cotype” and are in good condition. According to the treatment that Cockerell gave to his type specimens, both these exemplars must be paratypes . The male has the following data label: Las Cruces Nm [printed]\ on Caesalpinia stricta May 18. (Ckll) [handwritten]\ C. rhodopus cotype. ♂ . [handwritten]\ California Academy of Sciences Type No. [printed] 15473 [handwritten]. The female paratype has the following data label: Las Cruces Nm [printed]\ on Caesalpinia stricta May 18. (Ckll) [handwritten]\ C. rhodopus cotype. ♀ [handwritten]\ [red label] type [printed]\ 1980 Loan to USNM from Acad. of Nat. Science at Philadelphia [printed]. The current condition and depository of the holotype are unknown. Type locality United States : New Mexico State : Mesilla Valley (“College Farm”).