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Centris (Melanocentris) violacea Lepeletier, 1841
Centris violacea Lepeletier, A. L. M. (1841). Histoire Naturelle des Insectes. Hyménoptères. Paris: Roret Vol. 2 680 pp. [151] .
Type data: holotype OUM <F>.
Type locality: Brazil.

Distribution

Neotropical Region: Brazil (Distrito Federal, Goiás, Minas Gerais)

References

Friese, H. (1900). Monographie der Bienengattung Centris (s. lat.). Ann. K-K. Naturhist. Mus. Wien 15 (3-4): 237-350 [242, 248, 277, 283, 284] (Catalog, key, distribution, cited, transcription of original description, descriptive note, redescriptive note (as Centris (Melanocentris) violacea))
Graf, V. (1967). Nota sobre a glândula da siringe em Apoidea. Dusenia 8 (4): 127-130 [128, 130] (Citation, morphology (as Centris (Melanocentris) violacea))
Graf, V. (1968). Observações sobre o canal salivar cefálico de alguns Apidae. Bol. Univ. Fed. Parana, Zool. 3 (3): 65-78 [73, 74] (Morphology, descriptive note ((as Centris violacea))
Silveira, F. A., Melo, G. A. R. & Almeida, E. A. B. (2002). Abelhas Brasileiras: Sistemática e Identificação. Belo Horizonte: F. A. Silveira 253 pp. [98] (List, distribution (as Centris (Melacentris) violacea))
Smith, F. (1854). Catalogue of Hymenopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum. Part II. Apidae. London: British Museum 199-465 pp. [371] (Distribution (as Centris violacea))
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 [360] (Distribution (as Centris violacea))
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 [33] (Note on type material (as Centris (Melanocentris) violacea))

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