Centris (Melacentris) boliviensis Mocsáry, 1899

Rasmussen, Claus & Vivallo, Felipe, 2014, Lectotype designations and new synonymies in the Neotropical bee genus Centris Fabricius, 1804 (Hymenoptera: Apidae), Zootaxa 3856 (4), pp. 585-594 : 588

Centris (Melacentris) boliviensis Mocsáry, 1899

Centris flavilabris boliviensis Mocsáry, 1899: 253 [New lectotype designation]

Centris flavilabris boliviensis lectotype (♀, Figs 9–12 ): All four female syntype specimens (“quattuor specimina conformia”) included by Mocsáry (1899) were examined. A single female labeled “ Bolivia / Songo 98”, “48.” [green label], “ C. flavilabris ♀ / v. boliviensis / det. Friese 1898 [printed] / Mocs.” is here designated as the lectotype. Two additional females labeled “ Bolivia / Songo 98” and one female labeled “ Bolivia / S. Antonio” are designated paralectotypes. The type locality is Zongo, Cordillera Real, La Paz, Bolivia. This species is not identical to the mostly black female illustrated and keyed by Moure (2002), as the lectotype, and all paralectotypes have a ferruginous abdomen and faint markings in the paraocular area and on the clypeus. The female illustrated by Moure (2002) has all these parts black.

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FIGURES 9 – 12. Lectotype (♀) Centris (Melacentris) boliviensis Mocsáry, 1899: Fig. 9. Head, frontal view; Fig. 10. Habitus, lateral view; Fig. 11. Habitus, dorsal view; Fig. 12. Abdomen, dorsal view.