Centris adani 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 : 6-7

Centris adani Cockerell, 1949

Fig. 2

Centris (Cyanocentris) adani Cockerell, 1949: 472–473 .

Type data

This species was described based on a single female specimen collected by Adan Rivera on February 9, 1948, at Zamorano, Honduras. Rivera and G. Cisneros were probably collectors who helped Cockerell during his stay in Honduras (Jesus Orozco, pers. com.). The holotype ( Fig. 2 ) is currently housed at NMNH under the number 58878 and has the following data label: 192 [handwritten]\ Zamorano Honduras Feb.9. [handwritten] Arivera [?]\ Centris adani Ckll Type. [handwritten]\ [red label] Type No 588878 [handwritten] USNM [printed]\ [yellow label] USNM ENT 00534186 [barcode] [printed]\\ DO NOT REMOVE SI DB Reference Not a property tag T. Schultz NMNH [printed].

Type locality

Honduras: Francisco Morazán department: Zamorano.

Comments

Of the 12 species described by Cockerell in 1949, C. adani and C. cisnerosi nom. rev. are the only ones considered valid. The former species was correctly interpreted by Snelling (1974, 1984) and Moure et al. (2007).

Figures

Fig. 2. Centris adani Cockerell, 1949, holotype, ♀ (NMNH; USNM ENT 00534186). A. Frontal view. B. Habitus, lateral view. Scale bars: A = 1 mm; B = 2 mm.