Centris (Melacentris) mariae Mocsáry, 1896

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 : 590

Centris (Melacentris) mariae Mocsáry, 1896

Centris mariae Mocsáry, 1896: 6 [New lectotype designation]

Centris mariae lectotype (♀, Figs 13–16 ): Four syntype specimens (“quattuor specimina conformia”) were included by Mocsáry, three of which we examined. One female labeled [purple label without text], “ Peru [printed] / Pebas”, “685 / 68”, “ SYNTYPE / Centris mariae / Mocsáry, 1896 ” [red printed] is here designated as the lectotype. Two additional females with the same labels are designated as paralectotypes. The type locality is Pebas, Loreto, Peru. According to the accession book at HNHM the specimen was purchased from insect dealer Otto Staudinger in 1884. This species is poorly known and apparently males have never been associated with the females. Therefore potential synonymies have not been possible to assess.

Figures

FIGURES 13 – 16. Lectotype (♀) Centris (Melacentris) mariae Mocsáry, 1896: Fig. 13. Head, frontal view; Fig. 14. Habitus, lateral view; Fig. 15. Habitus, dorsal view from original drawing in Mocsáry (1896); Fig. 16. Habitus, dorsal view, same specimen as fig. 15. Notice position of left antenna, although the wings and legs have been positioned better in the drawing.