Centris petreae 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 : 22

Centris petreae Cockerell, 1949

Fig. 16

Centris (Melanocentris) petreae Cockerell, 1949 ; 475.

Junior synonym of C. (Heterocentris) analis ( Michener 1954; Moure 1960).

Type data

This species was described based on a single male specimen collected by Rua Williams in January at Zamorano, Honduras, foraging on Petrea voluvilis L. ( Verbenaceae ). The specimen ( Fig. 16 ) is housed at NMNH and has the following data label: Zamorano Honduras Jan 11 Rua Williams [handwritten]\ 140 [handwritten]\ Centris petreae Ckll type [handwritten]\ [red label] Type No [printed] 58881 [handwritten] USNM [printed]\ [yellow label] USNM ENT 00534210 [barcode] [printed]\\ DO NOT REMOVE SI DB Reference Not a property tag T. Schultz NMNH [printed].

Type locality

Honduras: Francisco Morazán Department: Zamorano.

Figures

Fig. 16. Centris petreae Cockerell, 1949, holotype, ♂ (NMNH; USNM ENT 00534210). A. Frontal view. B. Habitus, lateral view. Scale bars: A = 1 mm; B = 2 mm.