Centris bimaculata carrikeri Cockerell, 1919

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 : 37

Centris bimaculata carrikeri Cockerell, 1919

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Centris bimaculata carrikeri Cockerell, 1919: 188 .

New junior synonym of C. (Trachina) claripennis Friese, 1901 .

Type data

It is not clear from the original description how many females were used by Cockerell (1919) to describe this subspecies. However, it was apparently based on a single specimen collected by Melbourne A. Carriker in Aroa city, northwestern Venezuela. The holotype ( Fig. 26 ) is currently housed at NMNH and has the following data label: Aroa Venez [printed]\ Dec. 16.10 [handwritten]\ MACarriker collector [printed]\ on Aster [handwritten]\ Centris bimaculata carrikeri Ckll. Type. [handwritten]\ [red label] Type No. [printed] 21150 [handwritten] U.S. N.M. [printed]\ [yellow label] USNM ENT 00534188 [barcode] [printed]\\ DO NOT REMOVE SI DB Reference Not a property tag T. Schultz NMNH [printed].

Type locality

Venezuela: Yaracuy State: Aroa.

Comments

Centris claripennis was erroneously described from São Paulo, southeastern Brazil. Its distribution range in South America includes Colombia, Venezuela, and Trinidad and Tobago (unpubl. data). This species was erroneously proposed as a junior synonym of C. fuscata Lepeletier, 1841 ( Moure et al. 2007). The study of the type specimens of both species allows removing the former species from the synonymy of the latter, proposing its revalidation. Both sexes of C. claripennis can easily be identified by the yellowish coloration of the wings, being dark brown on the distal half.

Figures

Fig. 26. Centris bimaculata carrikeri Cockerell, 1919, holotype, ♀ (NMNH; USNM ENT 00534188). A. Frontal view. B. Habitus, lateral view. Scale bars: A = 1 mm; B = 2 mm.