Centris (Ptilotopus) denudans Lepeletier, 1841

Vivallo, Felipe, 2019, Lectotype designations, taxonomic notes and new synonymies in some species of the bee genus Centris Fabricius, 1804 described by Amédée Lepeletier de Saint-Fargeau (Hymenoptera: Apidae), Zootaxa 4624 (1), pp. 23-40 : 34

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scientific name	Centris (Ptilotopus) denudans Lepeletier, 1841
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Centris (Ptilotopus) denudans Lepeletier, 1841 View in CoL

Centris denudans Lepeletier, 1841 View in CoL . 150.

Type data: A single female specimen with original Lepeletier’s label was found in OUMNH. This specimen is here designated the lectotype and it has the following data label: 495 [handwritten]\ Centris denudans Lep. ♀ Cayen- nae [handwritten] ( OUMNH). The lectotype is much damaged with eyes and metasoma missing. According to the original description, this specimen belonged to Dejean collection.

Type locality: French Guiana: Cayenne .

Comment: This species was correctly interpreted by Silveira et al. (2002) and according to these authors and to Moure et al. (2007) in Brazil C. denudans can be found in Amazonas, Maranhão, Minas Gerais, Pará, Rondônia and São Paulo states.

References

Lepeletier, A. L. M. (1841) Histoire Naturelle des Insectes. Hymenopteres. Vol. 2. Roret, Paris, 680 pp.

Moure, J. S., Melo, G. A. R. & Vivallo, F. (2007) Centridini Cockerell & Cockerell. In: Moure, J. S., Urban, D. & Melo, G. A. R. (Orgs.), Catalogue of Bees (Hymenoptera, Apoidea) in the Neotropical Region. Sociedade Brasileira de Entomologia, Curitiba, pp. 83 - 142.

Silveira, F. A., Melo, G. A. R. & Almeida, E. A. B. (2002) Abelhas brasileiras Sistematica e Identificacao. Fundacao Araucaria, Belo Horizonte, 254 pp.