Centris disclusa Cockerell, 1922

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 : 8-9

Centris disclusa Cockerell, 1922

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Centris disclusa Cockerell, 1922: 5–6 .

Junior synonym of C. (Centris) maculifrons Smith, 1854 ( Moure et al. 2007).

Type data

This species was described based on two male specimens collected by Francisco Campos Ribadeneira in Posorja (“Posoya”), Ecuador. Campos (1878–1943) was an intellectual from Guayaquil and the first Ecuadorian entomologist ( Barragán et al. 2009). He collected numerous insects and created the first entomological collection in that country ( Moret 2005).

One of those males was found at NMNH under the number 24881 and bears an original Cockerell’s label of type. The specimen ( Fig. 3 ) has the following data label: Posorja Ecua FCamposR [printed]\ Centris disclusa Ckll Type. [handwritten]\ [red label] Type No. [printed] 24881 [handwritten] [ U.S. N.M.]\ [yellow label] USNM ENT 00534192 [barcode] [printed]\\ DO NOT REMOVE SI DB Reference Not a property tag T. Schultz NMNH [printed]. The current condition and depository of the paratype are unknown.

Type locality

Ecuador: Guayas Province: Posorja (“Posoya”).

Figures

Fig. 3. Centris disclusa Cockerell, 1922, holotype, ♂ (NMNH; USNM ENT 00534192). A. Frontal view. B. Habitus, lateral view. Scale bars: A = 1 mm; B = 2 mm.