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Psaenythia nigriceps (Bingham, 1896)

Philanthus nigriceps Bingham, C. T. (1896). On some exotic fossorial Hymenoptera in the collection of the British Museum, with descriptions of new species and of a new genus of the Pompilidae. J. Linn. Soc. London Zool. 25: 422-445+pl.19 [441] (According to Moure's unpublished notes (August, 1972) on the type specimen, this species corresponds to Psaenythia gerstaeckeri Friese, 1908) .
Type data: holotype BMNH 21.1.180 <M>.
Type locality: 'India' [most likely Brazil].

Psaenythia gerstaeckeri Friese, H. (1908). Die Apidae (Blumenwespen) von Argentina nach den Reisenergebnissen der Herren A. C. Jensen-Haarup und P. Jörgensen in den Jahren 1904-1907. Flora Fauna 10: 1-94 [36] .
Type data: syntype ZMB <M><F>.
Type locality: Brazil, São Paulo, Jundiaí.

Distribution

Neotropical Region: Brazil (São Paulo [Jundiaí])

References

Holmberg, E. L. (1921). Apidae Argentinae. Generis Psaenythia Gerstaecker. Exoticis inclusis. An. Mus. Nac. Hist. Nat. B. Aires 31: 249-354 [322, 324, 327] (Key, distribution (as Psaenythia gerstaeckeri))
Menke, A. S. (1993). Big blue book errata. Part 20. Sphecos 25: 21-22 [22] (Taxonomical note, new combination, note on type locality (as Psaenythia nigriceps))

How to cite this page
J. S. Moure, D. Urban & G. A. R. Melo, 2022. Protandrenini Robertson, 1904. In Moure, J. S., Urban, D. & Melo, G. A. R. (Orgs). Catalogue of Bees (Hymenoptera, Apoidea) in the Neotropical Region - online version. Available at https://www.moure.cria.org.br/catalogue. Accessed May/06/2024

Online since: 23 Jul 2008
Last update : 07 Feb 2022