Centris xanthocnemis perflava Schrottky, 1902

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Centris xanthocnemis perflava Schrottky, 1902

Centris xanthocnemis var. perflava Schrottky, 1902b: 576 . Junior synonym of C. xanthocnemis ( Perty, 1833) ( Moure et al., 2007) .

Type data: This variety of Centris xanthocnemis was described based on a single male specimen collected in “Jundiahy” (= Jundiaí), southeastern Brazil ( Figs. 3A, B ). The holotype is housed at MZSP and it has the following data label: 97262 [printed]\ 1376 [handwritten]\ [red label without text].

Comments: The type specimen was caught by the insect collector Max Beron. It is a male of C. xanthocnemis with yellow pubescence on the mesosoma and hind legs instead of the blackish hairs found in most males. According to the accession book at MZSP the number 1,376 refers to the following data: “ Brazil, São Paulo, Jundiaí, M. Beron col” ( Ramos et al., 2015).

Figures

Figure 3. Centrisxanthocnemis var.perflava Schrottky,1902 (holotype male).(A) Head,frontal view (scale bar:2 mm).(B) Habitus,dorsal view (scale bar:5 mm).