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Centris (Ptilocentris) semicaerulea Smith, 1874
Centris semicaerulea 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 [363] .
Type data: holotype BMNH 17B.923 <M>.
Type locality: Venezuela.

Distribution

Neotropical Region: Venezuela

References

Cockerell, T. D. A. (1919). Bees in the collection of the United States Museum.- 3. Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 55: 167-221 [188] (Comparative note (as Centris semicaerulea))
Dalla Torre, C. G. (1896). Catalogus Hymenopterorum hucusque descriptorum systematicus et synonymicus. Lipsiae: Guilelmi Engelmann Vol. 10 643 pp. [308] (Catalog, as Centris semicaerulea)
Friese, H. (1900). Monographie der Bienengattung Centris (s. lat.). Ann. K-K. Naturhist. Mus. Wien 15 (3-4): 237-350 [243, 320] (Catalog, transcription of original description, taxonomy (as Centris (Cyanocentris) semicaerulea))
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 [169] (Taxonomy, note on type material (as Centris (Ptilocentris) semicaerulea))

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