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Centris (Melanocentris) ephippia Smith, 1854
Centris ephippium Smith, F. (1854). Catalogue of Hymenopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum. Part II. Apidae. London: British Museum 199-465 pp. [378] (Although the species epithet has been originally proposed as ephippium, the taxon has been referred under the name ephippia since Dalla-Torre (1896). According to the ICZN Art. 33.2.3.1, an unjustified emendation in prevailing usage and attributed to the original author is deemed a justified emendation) .
Type data: holotype BMNH 17B.901 <M>.
Type locality: Venezuela.

Centris aeneiventris Mocsáry, A. (1899). Species novae generis Centris Fabr. in collectione Musaei Nationalis Hungarici. Termeszetr. Fuz. 22: 251-255 [252] .
Type data: holotype HNHM <F>.
Type locality: Bolivia, 'S. Antonio'.

Centris intermixta Friese, H. (1899). Neue arten der Bienengattungen Epicharis Klug und Centris Fabr. Termeszetr. Fuz. 23: 39-48 [47] .
Type data: holotype ZMB <M>.
Type locality: Brazil, Mato Grosso, 'Cauia'.

Centris pseudoephippia Friese, H. (1899). Neue arten der Bienengattungen Epicharis Klug und Centris Fabr. Termeszetr. Fuz. 23: 39-48 [47] .
Type data: holotype AMNH 26074 <M>.
Type locality: Venezuela, 'St. Parime'.

Centris ruficauda Friese, H. (1899). Neue arten der Bienengattungen Epicharis Klug und Centris Fabr. Termeszetr. Fuz. 23: 39-48 [47] .
Type data: lectotype ZMB <M>.
Subsequent designation: Vivallo, F. (2019). Taxonomic notes, lectotype designations and new synonymies in some species of the bee genus Centris Fabricius, 1804 described by Sándor Mocsáry and Heinrich Friese (Hymenoptera: Apidae). Zootaxa 4638 (4): 534-546 [539] .
Type locality: Brazil, Mato Grosso.

Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy

Vivallo, F. (2019). Taxonomic notes, lectotype designations and new synonymies in some species of the bee genus Centris Fabricius, 1804 described by Sándor Mocsáry and Heinrich Friese (Hymenoptera: Apidae). Zootaxa 4638 (4): 534-546 [537]

Distribution

Neotropical Region: Bolivia, Brazil (Mato Grosso), Colombia, Venezuela

References

Dalla Torre, C. G. (1896). Catalogus Hymenopterorum hucusque descriptorum systematicus et synonymicus. Lipsiae: Guilelmi Engelmann Vol. 10 643 pp. [304] (Catalog, as Centris ephippia)
Friese, H. (1899). Neue arten der Bienengattungen Epicharis Klug und Centris Fabr. Termeszetr. Fuz. 23: 39-48 [46, 47] (Description, distribution, comparative note (as Centris aeneiventris))
Friese, H. (1900). Monographie der Bienengattung Centris (s. lat.). Ann. K-K. Naturhist. Mus. Wien 15 (3-4): 237-350 [242, 243, 251, 298, 322] (Catalog, key, distribution, descriptive note, as Centris (Cyanocentris) aeneiventris, C. (Cyanocentris) pseudoephippia, C. (Cyanocentris) intermixta and C. (Cyanocentris) ruficauda); catalog, transcription of original description, as Centris (Melanocentris) ephippia)
Friese, H. (1924). Neue formen der Bienengattungen Centris- Epicharis. Konowia 3: 19-22 [22] (Comparative note (as Centris aeneiventris))
Moure, J. S. (1996). Reestudo de alguns tipos de abelhas neotropicais descritos por Friese e conservados no Museu de Berlim (Apoidea, Colletidae, Anthophoridae). Rev. Bras. Zool. 12 (4): 939-952 [948, 949, 950] (Comparative note, as Centris pseudoephippia, redescription, citation, synonymy, comparative note, as C. (Melacentris) intermixta, taxonomic position, as Centris (Ptilocentris) ephippia, lapsus calami, as Centris aeneipennis, catalog, comparative note, as Centris (Melacentris) aeneiventris)
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] (Distribution (as Centris aeneiventris and C. intermixta))
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 ephippium))
Vivallo, F. (2019). Taxonomic notes, lectotype designations and new synonymies in some species of the bee genus Centris Fabricius, 1804 described by Sándor Mocsáry and Heinrich Friese (Hymenoptera: Apidae). Zootaxa 4638 (4): 534-546 [537] (Synonymy, notes on type material of Centris aeneiventris, C. intermixta, C. pseudoephippia and C. ruficauda, as Centris (Melanocentris) ephippia)
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 [160] (Note on type material of Centris ephippium, as Centris (Melanocentris) ephippium)

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