Centris rhodadelpha Cockerell, 1939

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 : 18-19

Centris rhodadelpha Cockerell, 1939

Fig. 12

Centris rhodadelpha Cockerell, 1939: 142 .

Type data

This species was described based on male and female specimens collected by J. Ogilvie at Barbados on April 25–26, 1938. Cockerell described both sexes of this species, but he did not indicate how many specimens of each sex he used. Apparently, the type series was composed of at least one male and two females, which were found at NMNH. The male was chosen as holotype. and it was labeled by Cockerell as such. The male holotype ( Fig. 12 ) has the following data label: Barbados 26-4.38 (J. Ogilvie) [handwritten]\ Centris rhodadelpha Ckll. Type [handwritten]\ [red label] Type No [printed] 54854 [handwritten] USNM [printed]\ [yellow label] USNM ENT 00534209 [barcode] [printed]\\ DO NOT REMOVE SI DB Reference Not a property tag T. Schultz NMNH [printed]. The female paratype has the following data label: Barbados 25.4.38 (J. Ogilvie) [handwritten]\ Centris rhodadelpha Ckll. cotype [handwritten]\ [red label] Paratype [printed] 54854 [handwritten] USNM [printed]. The female paratype has the following data label: Barbados 25.4.38 (J. Ogilvie) [handwritten]\ Centris rhodadelpha Ckll. cotype [handwritten]\ [red label] Paratype No [printed] 54854 [handwritten] USNM [printed].

Type locality

Lesser Antilles: Barbados.

Comment

Moure et al. (2007) mentioned the sex of the holotype erroneously.

Figures

Fig. 12. Centris rhodadelpha Cockerell, 1939, holotype, ♂ (NMNH; USNM ENT 00534209). A. Frontal view. B. Habitus, lateral view. Scale bars: A = 1 mm; B = 2 mm.