Centris hyptidis Ducke, 1908

Vivallo, Felipe & Melo, Gabriel A. R., 2009, Taxonomy and geographic distribution of the species of Centris of the hyptidis group (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Centridini), with description of a new species from central Brazil, Zootaxa 2075, pp. 33-44 : 35-38

Centris hyptidis Ducke, 1908

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Centris hyptidis Ducke (1908: 75) . Lectotype female, Brazil: Ceará, Serra de Baturité (MPEG; not examined).

Centris (Ptilotopus) libertatis Cockerell (1912: 44) . Holotype female, Brazil: Paraíba, Guarabira (‘Independencia’) (AMNH; not examined).

Centris hyptidis ; Ducke (1908: 76) (floral record); Ducke (1910a: 49) (floral record, distribution); Ducke (1910b: 101) (distribution, floral record); Nascimento (1979: 4) (note on type material, lectotype designation); Vogel and Machado (1991: 165, 169–176) (floral records, oil-collecting behavior, morphology); Roig Alsina (2000: 191) (comparative note with Centris hyptidoides ); Zanella (2000a: 198) (distribution); Machado (2002: 131-132) (oilcollecting apparatus); Machado et al. (2002: 354–358) (oil-collecting, pollinator, floral record, distribution, descriptive note, comparative note with Centris hyptidoides ); Vivallo et al. (2002: 60) (citation); Zanella (2002b: 436, 437, 486) (citation); Aguiar and Martins (2003: 213, 214) (distribution); Machado and Lopes (2003: 541–542) (floral record, list, distribution); Zanella (2003: 235) (distribution); Machado (2004: 257–260, 268) (descriptive note, distribution, floral record, cited); Schlindwein and Medeiros (2005: 184) (floral record); Alves-dos-Santos et al. (2007: 549) (descriptive note, distribution; floral record); Dias and Kiill (2007: 980–981) (floral record, distribution, collecting behavior).

Centris (Paracentris) hyptidis ; Vogel and Machado (1991: 165, 168–176) (figures, floral records, oil-collecting behavior, descriptive note, cited, morphology); Martins (1994: 234) (distribution); Dantas et al. (2000: 20) (list, distribution); Silveira et al. (2002: 98) (list, distribution); Moure et al. (2007: 115) (catalogue).

Centris (Centris) hyptidis ; Aguiar et al. (1995: 107) (distribution, floral records); Aguiar and Martins (1997: 158) (list, distribution).

Centris (Ptilocentris) hyptidis ; Ayala (1998: 166, 276) (morphology, list); Zanella (1999: 125–127, 150, 152) (redescription, distribution); Zanella (2000b: 591) (distribution); Vivallo et al. (2002: 75) (citation); Aguiar et al. (2003: 249–251, 253, 254, 256, 257) (distribution, cited, floral records); Michelette (2005: 115, 119) (distribution, floral record).

Diagnosis. Female. Measurements: approximate body length: 10.4–10.8; head width: 4.5; forewing length: 7.5–7.5; F1 length: 0.7; F2 length: 0.2; F3 length: 0.18; mandible length: 2.06; mandible basal width: 0.6. Coloration: black, with mandible, paraocular area, lateral area of clypeus, supraclipeal area (triangle), labrum and apex of fore and midtibiae yellow. Wing membrane light brown. Pilosity: yellow in head and mesosoma, except the occiput and ventral area of mesosoma, fore femora, T5 and S5 with whitish pilosity. Metasoma with simple, scarce, short and black pilosity. Pygidial fimbria formed by simple pilosity. Integument: smooth with dense and uniform punctures on clypeus, paraocular area, and vertex; punctures coarser in frons and slightly less dense in labrum. Metasoma with fine, very dense and uniform punctures. Structure: mandible quadridentate, 2.4 times longer than wide. Trimmal angle almost straight. Labrum semicircular. Ocular orbits subpararell. Primary basitibial plate with rudimentary secondary plate. Fore elaiospathe with the primary anterior comb placed in the distal half of the forebasitarsi. Secondary anterior comb reduced to two short setae. Hind elaiospathe with anterior comb formed by slightly separate setae. Pygidial plate with rounded apex, with rudimentary secondary plate, reduced to a vertical slightly elevated portion.

Male. Measurements: approximate body length: 9.6–9.8; forewing length: 8.6–8.7; head width: 4.2; F1 length: 0.5; F2 length: 0.17; F3 length: 0.29; mandible length: 1.4; mandible basal width: 0.6. Coloration: similar to female, except clypeus, basal portion of hindtibiae and scape beneath yellow. Pilosity: similar to female, except lateral area of T7 with white pilosity. Integument: similar to female. Structure: mandible tridentate, 2.2 times longer than wide. Trimmal angle straight. Labrum semicircular. Ocular orbits slightly convergent above. Hind legs not swelled, except tibiae. Pygidial plate present, slightly elevated and apically bifurcated.

Floral records: see Table 1.

Distribution. BRAZIL: BA: Castro Alves (Aguiar et al. 2003), Lençóis ( Martins 1994), Maracás, Itatim, Feira da Santana, Vitoria da Conquista. CE: Caridade, Baturité ( Nascimento 1979) Aurora, Carqueijo, Serra do Araripe, Ibicua ( Zanella 1999), Crateús, Mecejana. GO: Rio Macaco, Flores, Teresina de Goiás. MG: Janaúba ( Zanella 1999). Jaíba. PB: Guarabira [‘Independência’] ( Cockerell 1912) Cabaceiras ( Zanella 1999), Mamanguape (Aguiar & Martins 2003), São João do Cariri ( Aguiar & Martins 1997), Arena, Juarezinho, Chandocas, Santa Luzia, Patos. PE: Alagoinha ( Vogel & Machado 1991), Buíque (Machado et al. 2002), Petrolina ( Dias & Kiill 2007), Caruaru, Recife. RN: Serra Negra do Norte (Zanella 2003). SE ( Dantas et al. 2000). TO: Dianópolis.

Material examined. BRAZIL: Bahia: 10 females: Maracás-BA Brasil IX- 65 F. M. Oliveira ( DZUP). 1 female: Maracás 970 m Bahia Brasil VI 1961 F. M. Oliveira ( DZUP). 1 female: Coleção Campos Seabra\ Vitoria da Conquista Bahia Brasil 10/ 20-v-1961 F. M. Oliveira ( DZUP). 1 male: Brasil, Bahia 10 km a SE de Itatim, 12°44’S, 39°34’W, 28.v.2000 Gabriel A. R. Melo ( DZUP). 1 female: Brasil, Bahia, 20 km a NO de Feira da Santana, Faz. Flor da Serra, 250 m, 12°15’S 38°48’W, 7.vi.2000 Gabriel A. R. Melo ( DZUP). Ceará: 3 females and 8 males: Mecejana Ceará Brasil 25.iii.1956 A. P. Soares\ Coleção Campos Seabra ( DZUP). 1 male: Brazil Mus. Goeldi 1910–90. Ceará Baturité 12/04/1909 Ducke. Centris hyptidis Ducke 3 det. Ducke 1909\ Centris hyptidis Ducke, 1908 F. Zanella det. 1998 ( BMNH). 1 male: Brasil Carqueijo Est. Ceará Dirings\ Centris hyptidis Ducke, 1908 F. Zanella det., 1998 ( DZUSP). 1 female: Brazil Ceara State Crato 850 m. Serra do Araripe 05/1969 M. A. Alverenga ( AMNH). 1 female: Brasil Ceará, Crateús RPPN Serra das Almas 05°07’S 40°52W, 18.iii.2007, A. Soares & L. P. Amaral Neto ( DZUP). 1 male: Sitio V. Comprida Aurora Ceará 15.V.1955 Antonio P. Soares ( DZUP). 1 female: Sitio V. Comprida Aurora Ceará 15.V.1955 Antonio P. Soares ( DZUP)\ libertatis Ckll Det. J. S. Moure 1957 ( DZUP). Goiás: 2 females: Flores GO Rio Macaco 28/12/2002 A. J. Aguiar leg ( DZUP). 3 males and 1 female: Brasil, Goiás, 24 km NE de Teresina de Goiás 13°34’53”S 47°11’07”W 450m. 05.iv.2003, Melo, Aguiar, Marchi e Gonçalves em Angelonia sp. ( DZUP). Minas Gerais: 1 male: Brasil Minas Gerais, 15 km sul da Jaíba 8.iv.1998 G. A. R. Melo ( DZUP). Paraíba: 1 female: Coleção Campos Seabra\ Patos Paraíba Brasil 4.VII.1955 e C. R. Gonçalves ( DZUP). 1 female: Coleção Campos Seabra\ Patos Paraíba Brasil 17.v.1955 L. Portela\ ninho no chão ou em casa de reboco. ( DZUP). 1 female: Coleção Campos Seabra\ Brandão Chandocas Santa Luzia Paraíba Brasil março 1956 A. G. A. Silva ( DZUP). 1 female: Juazeirinho Paraíba Brasil 21.v.1955 L. Portela\ Coleção Campos Seabra ( DZUP). 1 male and 1 female: Arena Paraíba Brasil 10.iv.1955 L. Portela e C. R. Gonçalves\ Coleção Campos Seabra ( DZUP). 1 female: Mamanguape PB Res. Biol. Guaribas Brasil, 9.8.1999 C. Schlindwein leg. ( DZUP). 1 male: Brasil, PB Cabaceiras, Sítio Bravo (11 km S Boa Vista) 12 V 1992 hora: 10: 10 p 70 C. F. Martins col.\ 323 ( DZUP). 1 female: Brasil, PB Cabaceiras, Sítio Bravo (11 km S Boa Vista) 26 V 1992 hora: 12:30 p 70 C. F. Martins col.\ 32P ( DZUP). Pernambuco: 1 male: Brasil, Caruaru-PE Brejo dos Cavalos 16/ 02/2000 Madeiros & Locatelli\ 2198 UFPE \ Lamiaceae Erva ; Fl. roxa-azulada ( DZUP). 1 female: Recife Pernambuco Brasil 25-xi-1955 Michener e Moure\ Coleção Campos Seabra\ CACs\ Centris hyptidis Det. J. S. Moure 19 ( DZUP). 1 male: Brazil Pernambuco State Petrolina 05/1969 M. A. Alverenga\ Centris hyptides Ducke 3 det. Snelling’ 82 ( AMNH). 1 female: Dept° Zool UF-Paraná\ Belo Jardim 26/vi/1974 ( DZUP). Rio Grande do Norte: 1 female: Brasil Serra Negra do Norte-RN. Estação Ecológica do Seridó 18/12/93 Zanella, col. (CFZ). Tocantins: 1 male: Dianópolis Brasil 12/03/1962 F. M. Oliveira leg ( DZUP). Without locality data: 2 females: 14/9/ 965 F. Oliveira leg.\ Dpt° Zool UF-Paraná ( DZUP).

oil flowers.

Centris species Family Plant species Reference

C. hyptidis Acanthaceae Ruellia aff. paniculata L. Aguiar et al. (2003) Ruellia sp. Zanella (1999) unidentified sp. Aguiar et al. (2003)

Caesalpinaceae Chamaecrista aff. hispidula (Vahl) H. S. Irwin & Machado et al. (2002) Barneby

C. nictitans (L.) Moench Aguiar et al. (2003) C. pascuorum (Benth.) H. S. Irwin & Barneby Aguiar et al. (2003) C. ramosa (Vogel) H. S. Irwin & Barneby Machado et al. (2002)

Convolvulaceae Ipomoea martii Meisn. Aguiar et al. (2003) Jacquemontia densiflora (Meisn.) Hallier f. Aguiar et al. (2003)

Fabaceae Bowdichia virgiloides Kunth Aguiar et al. (2003) ; Machado et al. (2002) Chaetocalyx scandens (L.) Urb. Aguiar et al. (2003) Macroptilium cfr. gracile (Poepp. ex Benth.) Urb. Aguiar et al. (2003) Macroptilium sp. Aguiar et al. (2003) Platymiscium floribundum Vogel Aguiar et al. (2003) Zornia brasiliensis Vo g e l Aguiar et al. (2003)

Krameriaceae Krameria tomentosa A. St. -Hil.* Aguiar et al. (2003)

Lamiaceae Hyptis suaveolens (L.) Poit. Ducke (1908)

Raphiodon echinus (Nees & Mart.) Schauer Dias & Kiill (2007)

Lythraceae Cuphea sp. Aguiar et al. (2003)

Malvaceae Herissantia crispa (L.) Brizicky Aguiar et al. (2003)

Plantaginaceae Angelonia cornigera Hook. * Machado et al. (2002) A. hookeriana Gardner ex Benth. * Aguiar et al. (2003) A. pubescens Benth. * Vogel and Machado (1991); Machado et al. (2002); Aguiar et al. (2003) Angelonia sp.* Zanella (1999)

Verbenaceae Stachytarpheta sanguinea Mart. Aguiar et al. (2003)

C. hyptidoides Plantaginaceae Angelonia salicariifolia Humb. & Bonpl. * A. C. Martins, pers. comm.

C. thelyopsis n. sp. Plantaginaceae Angelonia pubescens Benth. * present study

Figures

FIGURE 13. Distribution records for species of Centris of the hyptidis group.

FIGURES 1 – 4. Centris hyptidis Ducke, 1 – 2, female (Brazil, Paraíba, Mamanguape), 3 – 4, male (Brazil, Goiás, Teresina de Goiás). 1, Head, frontal view. 2, Habitus, lateral view. 3, Head, frontal view. 4, Habitus, lateral view.