Centris zamoranensis ( Cockerell, 1949 )

Vivallo, Felipe, 2020, The bees of the genus Centris Fabricius, 1804 described by Theodore Dru Alison Cockerell (Hymenoptera: Apidae), European Journal of Taxonomy 618, pp. 1-47 : 26-27

Centris zamoranensis ( Cockerell, 1949)

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Epicharis zamoranensis Cockerell, 1949: 480 .

Junior synonym of C. (Melanocentris) melanochlaena Smith, 1874 ( Moure et al. 2007).

Type data

This species was described based on a pair of at least two females collected by Geraldo Cisneros on November 3 and 5 at Zamorano, Honduras. The female collected on November 3 was found at NMNH and has the number 58888 in the catalog of types. According to the original description and the label that the found specimen bears, it was designated by Cockerell as the holotype. The specimen ( Fig. 20 ) has the following data label: Zamorano. Honduras Nov. 3. (Cisneros) [handwritten]\ 17 [handwritten]\ Epicharis zamoranensis Ckll Type. [handwritten]\ [red label] Type No [printed] 58888 [handwritten] USNM [printed]\ Centris (Melanocentris) ! [handwritten]\ [yellow label] USNM ENT 00534219 [barcode] [printed]\\ DO NOT REMOVE SI DB Reference Not a property tag T. Schultz NMNH [printed]. The current condition and depository of the paratype (s) are unknown.

Type locality

Honduras: Francisco Morazán Department: Zamorano.

Comment

Snelling (1984) proposed the synonymy of C. obsoleta Lepeletier, 1841 , C. melanochlaena and C. zamoranensis , following the interpretation of Friese (1901) of the former species. Centris melanochlaena and C. zamoranensis are actually conspecific, but C. obsoleta is a different species restricted to South America. The synonymy proposed by Snelling (1984) was corrected by Moure et al. (2007), maintaining C. obsoleta and C. melanochlaena as different species, with C. zamoranensis as a junior synonym of the latter.

Figures

Fig. 20. Epicharis zamoranensis Cockerell, 1949, holotype, ♀ (NMNH; USNM ENT 00534219). A. Frontal view. B. Habitus, lateral view. Scale bars: A = 1 mm; B = 2 mm.