Centris (Trachina) proxima Friese, 1899

Rasmussen, Claus & Vivallo, Felipe, 2014, Lectotype designations and new synonymies in the Neotropical bee genus Centris Fabricius, 1804 (Hymenoptera: Apidae), Zootaxa 3856 (4), pp. 585-594 : 592

Centris (Trachina) proxima Friese, 1899

Centris proxima Friese, 1899b: 45 [New lectotype designation]

Centris proxima lectotype (♂, Figs 25–28 ): Friese described this species based on five or more specimens from Brazil. No specimens from the syntype series were seen in ZMBH (e.g., from Santa Leopoldina, Espirito Santo). A single male labeled “ Brasil / Jundiahy / 16.ii.1899 / Schrottky” [printed, except date and month], “ Centris ♂ / proxima F. / 1900 Friese det. [printed] / Type ” is therefore here designated as the lectotype. The lectotype specimen was collected by Curt Schrottky and formed part of the early bee study by Schrottky from Brazil, São Paulo, Jundiaí ( Rasmussen et al. 2009). Centris proxima has been considered a junior synonymon of C. dentata Smith, 1854 (e.g., Snelling 1984; Azevedo & Silveira 2005), but following Moure et al. (2007) is here considered a distinct and valid species.

Figures

FIGURES 25 – 28: Lectotype (♂) Centris (Trachina) proxima Friese, 1899: Fig. 25. Head, frontal view; Fig. 26. Habitus, lateral view; Fig. 27. Habitus, dorsal view; Fig. 28. Wing venation.