Centris (Centris) flavifrons (Fabricius, 1775)
Apis flavifrons
Fabricius, J. C. (1775). Systema Entomologiae sistens Insectorum classes, ordines, genera, species, adjectis synonymis, locis, descriptionibus, observationibus. Flensburgi et Lipsiae: Korte 1-832 pp. [383] .
Type data: holotype BMNH [Banks coll. 41] <M>.
Type locality: Brazil [probably near Rio de Janeiro].
Apis flavifrons brasiliana
Christ, J. L. (1791). Naturgeschichte, Klassification, und Nomenclatur der Insekten vom Bienen, Wespen, und Ameisengeschlecht; als der fünften Klasse fünfte Ordnung des Linneischen Natursystems von dem Insekten: Hymenoptera. Frankfurt: Main 60 plates + 535 pp. [140] .
Type data: Type whereabouts unknown <F>.
Type locality: Brazil.
Megilla clitelligera
Illiger, K. (1806). William Kirby's Familien der bienenartigen Insekten mit Zusätzen, Nachweisungen und Bemerkungen. Mag. Insektenkd. (Illiger) 5: 28-175 [142] (nom. nud.) .
Centris scapulata
Lepeletier, A. L. M. (1841). Histoire Naturelle des Insectes. Hyménoptères. Paris: Roret Vol. 2 680 pp. [159] .
Type data: holotype whereabouts unknown <F>.
Type locality: French Guiana, Cayenne.
Hemisia clitelligera
Erichson, W. F. (1848). Insecten pp. 553-617 in Schomburgk, R. (ed.) Reisen in Britisch-Guiana in den Jahren 1840-1844. Im Auftrag Sr. Mägestat des Königs von Preussen Vol. III. Leipzig: Weber 1261 pp. [591] .
Type data: syntype whereabouts unknown <F>.
Type locality: Guyana.
Centris flavopicta
Smith, F. (1854). Catalogue of Hymenopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum. Part II. Apidae. London: British Museum 199-465 pp. [373] .
Type data: holotype BMNH 17B.933 <M>.
Type locality: Brazil, Amazonas, Tefé.
Centris citrotaeniata
Gribodo, G. (1893). Note imenotterologiche. Nota. II. Nuovi generi e nuove specie di imenotteri antofili ed osservazioni sopra alcune specie giá conosciute. Boll. Soc. Entomol. Ital. 25: 248-287 [268] .
Type data: lectotype MCG <F>.
Subsequent designation: Vivallo, F. (2020). The species of the bee genus Centris Fabricius (Hymenoptera: Apidae) described by Giovanni Gribodo. Rev. Chil. Entomol. 46 (1): 51-59 [53] .
Type locality: Panama, Chiriquí.
Centris flavifrons nigritula
Friese, H. (1899). Neue arten der Bienengattungen Epicharis Klug und Centris Fabr. Termeszetr. Fuz. 23: 39-48 [46] .
Type data: holotype ZMB <F>.
Type locality: 'Africa (?)' [according to Cockerell (1926), probably Trinidad].
Centris (Centris) flavifrons canescens
Moure, J. S. (1969). Notas sobre algumas espécies de Centris da Guiana (Hym., Apoidea). An. Acad. Bras. Cienc. 41 (1): 113-123 [122] .
Type data: holotype AMNH <F>.
Type locality: Colombia, Valle del Cauca, Cali.
Distribution
Nearctic Region: Mexico (Sinaloa); Neotropical Region: Argentina (Misiones), Brazil (Amapá [Calçoene, Macapá], Amazonas [Itacoatiara, Tefé], Bahia [Salvador], Maranhão [Barreirinhas], Mato Grosso do Sul [Corumbá, Miranda], Minas Gerais [Araguari, Uberlândia], Paraná, Paraíba [João Pessoa], Pará [Itaituba, Santarém], Pernambuco [Camaragibe, Caruaru], São Paulo [Corumbataí, São Paulo, São Sebastião]), Colombia (Cauca), Ecuador, French Guiana (Cayenne), Guyana, Mexico, Panama (Chiriquí), Paraguay, Venezuela
References
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Gribodo, G. (1894). Note imenotterologiche. Nota. II. Nuovi generi e nuove specie di imenotteri antofili ed osservazioni sopra alcune specie giá conosciute. Boll. Soc. Entomol. Ital. 26: 262-314 [306] (Catalog (as citrotaeniata))
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Martins, C.F., Peixoto, M.P. & Aguiar, C.M.L. (2014). lastic nesting behavior of Centris (Centris) flavifrons (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Centridini) in an urban area. Apidologie 45: 156-171 (Distribution record)
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Moure, J. S. (1944). Apoidea da coleção do Conde Amadeu A. Barbiellini (Hym. Apoidea). Rev. Entomol. (Rio J.) 15 (1-2): 1-18 [11] (Distribution, descriptive note (as Centris flavifrons))
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Moure, J. S. (1960). Abelhas da região neotropical descritas por G. Gribodo (Hymenoptera-Apoidea). Bol. Univ. Fed. Parana, Zool. 1 (1): 1-18 [10, 11] (Redescription (as Centris (Centris) citrotaeniata))
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Schrottky, C. (1908). Die bisher aus Paraguay bekannten Arten der Bienengattungen Epicharis und Hemisia. (Hym.). Z. Syst. Hymenopterol. Dipterol. 8: 93-99 [94, 97, 99] (Citation, key (as Hemisia flavifrons))
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Smith, F. (1874). A revision of the genera Epicharis, Centris, Eulema and Euglossa, belonging to the family Apidae, section Scopulipedes. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (4) 13: 357-373 [362, 363, 364] (Distribution (as Centris flavifrons, C. flavopicta and C. scapulata))
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Strand, E. (1912). Beiträge zur Kenntnis der Hymenopterenfauna von Paraguay. X. Zool. Jahrb. Abt. Syst. Geogr. Biol. Tiere 33: 257-346 + 2 plates [271] (Note on biology (as Centris flavifrons))
Vilhena, A.M.G.F., Rabelo, L.S., Bastos, E.M.A.F. & Augusto, S.C. (2012). Acerola pollinators in the savanna of Central Brazil: temporal variations in oil-collecting bee richness and a mutualistic network. Apidologie 43: 51-62 [55] (Distribution record)
Vivallo, F. (2019). Lectotype designations, taxonomic notes and new synonymies in some species of the bee genus Centris Fabricius, 1804 described by Amédée Lepeletier de Saint-Fargeau (Hymenoptera: Apidae). Zootaxa 4624: 23-40 [27] (Note on type material of Centris scapulata)
Vivallo, F. (2020). Lectotype designations taxonomic notes and new synonymies in some species of the bee genus Centris Fabricius, 1804 described by Frederick Smith (Hymenoptera: Apidae). Zootaxa 4729: 151-176 [156] (Note on type material of Centris flavopicta)
Vivallo, F. (2020). The species of the bee genus Centris Fabricius (Hymenoptera: Apidae) described by Giovanni Gribodo. Rev. Chil. Entomol. 46 (1): 51-59 [53] (Note on type material of Centris citrotaeniata (as Centris citrotaeniata))
Yamamoto, M., Silva, C.I., Augusto, S.C., Barbosa, A.A.A., & Oliveira, P.P. (2012). The role of bee diversity in pollination and fruit set of yellow passion fruit (Passiflora edulis forma flavicarpa, Passifloraceae) crop in Central Brazil. Apidologie 43: 515-526 [519] (Distribution record)
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