Centris (Trachina) fuscata 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 : 35

Centris (Trachina) fuscata Lepeletier, 1841

Centris bimaculata Lepeletier, 1841 . 168, 169.

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Type data: This species was described based on an undetermined number of females collected in São Paulo, Brazil. A single female bearing original Lepeletier’s label was found at MNHP being here designated the lectotype. The specimen has the following data label: bimaculata [handwritten]\ [circular label] du nord de la Capite de St Paul [handwritten]\ Type Lepelletier [handwritten]\ Type [printed in red ink]\ Museum Paris nord de la Capit de St Paul [printed]\ type bimaculata [handwritten]\ Museum Paris EY0000003592 [printed] ( MNHP).

Type locality: Brazil: São Paulo state .

Centris fuscata Lepeletier, 1841 . 167, 168.

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Type data: Lepeletier (1841) did not mention how many males he used to describe this species. A single male studied by him was found at MHNP being here designated as the lectotype. The specimen has the following data label: fuscata [handwritten]\ [circular label] du nord de la Capite de St Paul [handwritten]\ Type Lepelletier [handwritten]\ Type [printed in red ink]\ Museum Paris nord de la Capit de St Paul [printed]\ Centris bimaculata Lep. ♂ [handwrit- ten] det. Friese 1898 [printed]\ type fuscata [handwritten]\ Museum Paris EY0000003591 [printed] ( MNHP).

Type locality: Brazil: São Paulo state .

Comments: No additional specimens labelled with the names cited above were found at MNHP or OUMNH. The lectotypes are in relatively good condition, but both are dirty with plaster. Taxonomic decision for synonymy: Moure (1943).

This species has been recorded from Mexico to Argentina ( Roig-Alsina, 2000; Moure et al., 2007). However, its distribution range is restricted to Brazil (unpubl. data).

Figures

FIGURES 11–14. Figs. 11–12: Centris bimaculata Lepeletier, 1841 (lectotype female). Fig. 11: Head, frontal view (Scale bar 1 mm). Fig. 12: Habitus, lateral view (Scale bar 2 mm). Figs. 13–14: Centris fuscata Lepeletier, 1841 (lectotype male). Fig. 13: Head, frontal view (Scale bar 1 mm). Fig. 14: Habitus, lateral view (Scale bar 2 mm).