Centris (Centris) aenea Lepeletier, 1841

Vivallo, Felipe, 2020, Lectotype designations taxonomic notes and new synonymies in some species of the bee genus Centris Fabricius, 1804 described by Frederick Smith (Hymenoptera: Apidae), Zootaxa 4729 (2), pp. 151-176 : 154-155

Centris (Centris) aenea Lepeletier, 1841

Centris aenea Lepeletier, 1841 . 163.

Type data: Lectotype female ( MNHP, examined). Subsequent designation: Moure (1969).

Type locality: Brazil: Minas Gerais state .

Centris rufa Lepeletier, 1841 . 153, 154.

Type data: Lectotype female ( OUMNH, examined). Subsequent designation: Moure (1969).

Type locality: Brazil .

Centris apiformis Smith, 1874 . 368.

Type data: Smith (1874) did not specify the number of males collected in Santarém, northern Brazil he used to describe this species. One of these specimens is currently housed at NHMUK and is here designated the lectotype. The exemplar has the following data label: Type H. T. [red-rimmed circular label, printed]\ [light blue circular label] Santarem [handwritten]\ Centris apiformis Smith (Type) [handwritten]\ B.M. TYPE HYM. [printed] 17b 1174 [handwritten]. This specimen corresponds to a metander male, it is in good condition and is coded NHMUK 010812628 in the NHMUK data portal.

Type locality: Brazil: Pará state: Santarém .

Centris minor Friese, 1899 . 48.

Type data: Lectotype male ( NMW, examined). Subsequent designation: Moure (1969).

Type locality: Brazil .

Comments: Taxonomic decision for synonymy: Moure (1969). This species was correctly interpreted by Moure (1969), Moure et al. (2007) and Vivallo & Zanella (2012).