Centris rhodoleuca Cockerell, 1923

Centris rhodoleuca Cockerell, 1923: 76 .

Junior synonym of C. (Paracentris) rhodopus (Snelling 1974) .

Type data

This species was described based on a single male specimen collected by E.P. Van Duzee at Punta Willard, Isla Tiburón, on July 3, 1921. The holotype is housed at CAS and has the following data label: Tiburon Isd Gulf Calif. July 3 1921 [printed]\ Willard’s Point Bay [printed]\ EPVanDuzee Collector [printed]\ Centris rhodoleuca Ckll. Type. [handwritten]\ California Academy of Sciences Type No. [printed] 932 [handwritten].

Type locality

Mexico: Sonora State: Isla Tiburón: Punta Willard.

Comment

The type specimen of Centris rhodoleuca looks very different from males of C. rhodopus, but it is actually conspecific, corresponding to a metander male.