Centris escomeli Cockerell, 1926

Vivallo, Felipe, 2020, The bees of the genus Centris Fabricius, 1804 described by Theodore Dru Alison Cockerell (Hymenoptera: Apidae), European Journal of Taxonomy 618, pp. 1-47 : 40-41

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).

Figures

Fig. 29. Centris escomeli Cockerell, 1926, holotype, ♂ (NMNH; USNM ENT 00534193). A. Frontal view. B. Habitus, lateral view. Scale bars: A = 1 mm; B = 2 mm.