Centrisxanthocnemis (Perty, 1833)

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 : 17-18

Centrisxanthocnemis (Perty, 1833)

Xylocopaxanthocnemis Perty, 1833: 150.

Type data

This species was proposed based on an undetermined number of males collected in Piauí State. The lectotype was designated by Moure (1960b, by inference of a holotype, ICZN 1999: article 74.6) and it bears the following data label: [black-rimmed green label] Piauhy. Brasilien. Coll. Perty. [handwritten]\ [green-rimmed white yellowish label with green horizontal lines] 5. Bras. Piauhy X. xanthocnemis Pty. [handwritten]\ [pink label] Lectotypus [printed] Xylocopa xanthocnemis Perty ♀ Diller 1989 [handwritten] Zoologische Staatssammlg. München [printed] (ZSM) ( Fig. 4B ).

Type locality

Brazil: Piauí State.

Massimiliano Spinola

Massimiliano Spinola was a French-Italian doctor, naturalist and entomologist. He descended from a rich and powerful family from Italy, with lands in Europe and South America, from which he received many insects. Thanks to his wealth, Spinola made extensive purchases of insect collections ( Gestro 1915), which allowed him to make important contributions to the taxonomy of the orders Coleoptera, Hemiptera and Hymenoptera . He passed away in Tassarolo, Italy, aged 77.

Spinola’s Centris bees

Spinola proposed six new species in Hemisia , at that time considered the valid name for Centris . According to Moure et al. (2007) the primary types of four of those species are housed at MSNT, but unfortunately, they were not available during the preparation of this article.

Figures

Fig. 4. Data labels. A. Centrisrhodophthalma Pérez, 1911 (lectotype ♀). B. Centristransversa Pérez, 1905 (lectotype ♀).