Centris escomeli Cockerell, 1926

Fig. 29

Centris escomeli Cockerell, 1926b: 28–29 .

Type data

This species was described based on a couple of female and male specimens collected in Arequipa, southern Peru. Both specimens were collected by Edmundo Escomel (1880–1959), a Peruvian doctor who dedicated his free time as a meticulous observer of the flora, fauna and the natural environment (Velarde 2006). The male holotype (Fig. 29) and the female paratype are housed at the NMNH. The holotype has the following data label: Arequipa Peru (Escomel) [handwritten]\ Centris escomeli Ckll. Type [handwritten]\ [red label] Type No. [printed] 40493 [handwritten] U.S. N.M. [printed]\ [yellow label] USNM ENT 00534193 [barcode] [printed]\\ DO NOT REMOVE SI DB Reference Not a property tag T. Schultz NMNH [printed]. The female paratype has the following data label: Arequipa Peru. (Escomel) [handwritten]\ Centris escomeli Ckll. cotype ♀ [handwritten]\ Probably is a (Wagenknechtia).

Type locality

Peru: Arequipa.

Comment

This species was correctly interpreted as a valid species by Moure et al. (2007) and Vivallo (2013).