Centris ruficauda Friese, 1899

Centris ruficauda Friese, 1899: 47 . Junior synonym of C. ephippium (Vivallo 2019) .

Type data: This species was described based on two males housed at ZMB. The lectotype was designated by Vivallo (2019) and it has the following data label: [green label] Matto Grosso Rohde [printed]\ Centris ruficauda n. sp. ♂ [handwritten] det. Friese 1898 [printed]\ Type [orange label, printed]\ Zool. Mus. Berlin [blue printed]\ Lectotipo [red label, printed]\ [white label with red lateral margins] LECTOTYPE [printed] Centris ruficauda Friese, 1899 [handwritten] desig. Melo, 2016 [printed]\ http://coll.mfn-berlin.de/u/ 58fa3b QR code [printed] (ZMB). Paralectotype with the following data label: [green label] Matto Grosso Rohde [printed]\ Centris ruficauda n. sp. ♂ [handwritten] det. Friese 1898 [printed]\ Type [orange label, printed]\ Zool. Mus. Berlin [printed with blue ink]\ Zool. Mus. Berlin [printed with blue ink]\ [white label with yellow lateral margins] PARALECTOTYPE [printed] Centris ruficauda Friese, 1899 [handwritten] desig. Melo, 2016 [printed] (ZMB).

Type locality: Brazil: Mato Grosso state .

Comment: The lectotype is a male of C. ephippium with brownish hairs on the distal surface of the metasoma.