Centrismuralis Burmeister,1876

Vivallo, Felipe, 2023, The primary types of some species of Centris bees described by European entomologists in the 18 and 20 centuries (Hymenoptera: Apidae), European Journal of Taxonomy 864, pp. 1-27 : 4

Centrismuralis Burmeister,1876

Centrismuralis Burmeister, 1876: 162–163 .

Type data

This species was described based on specimens of both sexes collected in Mendoza and Rio Negro, Argentina. The lectotype male was designated by Moure (1960a) and it has the following data label: [light green label] Carm. Patag. [printed]\ [red-rimmed white yellowish label] 223 [handwritten]\ [light blue label] 100 [printed]\ [black-rimmed pink label] Centris [handwritten] HOLOTYPUS [printed] muralis Burm [handwritten]\ [white yellowish label] lectotipo desig Moure, 1960 [handwritten in blue] (MACN).

Paralectotype female with the following data label:[red-rimmed white yellowish label] 223 [handwritten]\ [light green label] Mendo-za. [printed]\ [black-rimmed white yellowish label] muralis Burm. Mendozae [handwritten]\ [black-rimmed pink label] Centris [handwritten] ALLOTYPUS [printed] muralis Burm [handwritten] (MACN).

In the MACN there is a conspecific (metander) male without collection locality but with the same number “223” present in the lectotype and the paralectotype specimens. This possible additional paralectotype has the following data label: [red-rimmed white yellowish label] 223 [handwritten]\ [black-rimmed light yellowish orange label] Centris [handwritten] PARATYPUS [printed] muralis Burm. [handwritten] (MACN).

Type locality

Argentina: Buenos Aires Province, Carmen de Patagones.