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Centris (Melanocentris) atra Friese, 1899
Centris atra Friese, H. (1899). Neue arten der Bienengattungen Epicharis Klug und Centris Fabr. Termeszetr. Fuz. 23: 39-48 [41] .
Type data: lectotype NMW <F> , paralectotype HNHM <F> , paralectotype ZMB <F> , paralectotype NMW <F>.
Subsequent designation: Vivallo, F (2018). Taxonomic note on the type species of Centris (Melanocentris) (Hymenoptera: Apidae). J. Melittology 77: 1-6 [3] .
Type locality: Brazil, Santa Catarina, Blumenau.

Distribution

Neotropical Region: Brazil (Goiás [Minaçu], Minas Gerais, Santa Catarina [Blumenau], São Paulo [Cubatão]), Colombia, Paraguay, Venezuela

References

Cockerell, T. D. A. (1907). Some bees in the Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University. Univ. Colo. Stud. 5(1): 35-39 [36] (Citation)
Cockerell, T. D. A. (1919). Bees in the collection of the United States Museum.- 3. Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 55: 167-221 [192] (Distribution records, synonymy (as Centris atra))
Cockerell, T. D. A. (1926). The black bees of Peru. Entomologist 59: 28-29 [29] (Cited (as Centris atra))
Friese, H. (1900). Neue arten der Bienengattungen Centris und Epicharis. Termeszetr. Fuz. 23: 117-120 [118] (Descriptive note, distribution (as Centris atra))
Friese, H. (1900). Monographie der Bienengattung Centris (s. lat.). Ann. K-K. Naturhist. Mus. Wien 15 (3-4): 237-350 [241, 246, 267, 344] (Catalog, key, distribution, taxonomy, redescription (as Centris (Melanocentris) atra))
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 atra))
Lutz, F. E. & Cockerell, T. D. A. (1920). Notes on distribution and bibliography of North American bees of the families Apidae, Meliponidae, Bombidae, Euglossidae, and Anthophoridae. Bull. Am. Mus. Nat. Hist. 42: 491-641 [550] (Citation)
Michener, C. D. (1951). Subgeneric groups of Hemisia (Hymenoptera, Apoidea). J. Kansas Entomol. Soc. 24 (1): 1-11 [10] (Taxonomy, list (as Hemisia (Melanocentris) atra))
Moure, J. S. (1950). Alguns agrupamentos novos de abelhas neotropicais (Hymenoptera, Apoidea). Dusenia 1 (6): 385-394 [388] (Taxonomy, synonymy (as Centris (Melanocentris) atra))
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 [945, 947, 948] (Transcription of original description, distribution, citation (as Centris (Ptilotopus) atra))
Sandhouse, G. A. (1943). The type species of the genera and subgenera of bees. Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 92: 519-619 [569] (Designation as type species of Centris (Melanocentris) (as Centris atra))
Schrottky, C. (1902). Ensaio sobre as abelhas solitarias do Brazil. Rev. Mus. Paul. 5: 330-613 [571, 573, 574] (Key, distribution (as Centris atra))
Schrottky, C. (1908). Die bisher aus Paraguay bekannten Arten der Bienengattungen Epicharis und Hemisia. (Hym.). Z. Syst. Hymenopterol. Dipterol. 8: 138-143 [139] (Note, distribution (as Hemisia atra))
Schrottky, C. (1908). Die bisher aus Paraguay bekannten Arten der Bienengattungen Epicharis und Hemisia. (Hym.). Z. Syst. Hymenopterol. Dipterol. 8: 93-99 [97, 98] (Key (as Hemisia atra))
Schrottky, C. (1913). La distribución geográfica de los himenópteros argentinos. An. Soc. Cient. Argent. 75: 180-286 [260] (Catalog, distribution (as Hemisia atra))
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)
Strand, E. (1910). Beiträge zur Kenntnis der Hymenopterenfauna von Paraguay. Zool. Jahrb. Abt. Syst. Geogr. Biol. Tiere 29: 455-562 [520] (Distribution record (as Centris atra))
Vivallo, F (2018). Taxonomic note on the type species of Centris (Melanocentris) (Hymenoptera: Apidae). J. Melittology 77: 1-6 [3] (Taxonomy, descriptive note)

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Last update : 17 Jul 2023