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Centris (Ptilotopus) nobilis Westwood, 1840
Centris nobilis Westwood, J. O. (1840). Foreign Bees pp. 260-301 in Duncan, J. (ed.) The Natural History of Bees, in W. Jardine (ed.) The Naturalist's Library. Edinburgh: Lizars 301 pp. [263] .
Type data: holotype OUM <F>.
Type locality: 'Locality doubtful; but in all probability South America'.

Centris (Hemisia) pyropyga Spinola, M. (1841). Hyménoptères recueillis a Cayenne en 1839 par M. Leprieur, pharmacien de la Marine Royale. Seconde Partie. Porte-Aiguillons. Ann. Soc. Entomol. Fr. 10: 85-149 [148] .
Type data: holotype MSNT <F>.
Type locality: French Guiana, Cayenne.

Distribution

Neotropical Region: Brazil (Amazonas [São Gabriel Da Cachoeira, Tabatinga], Pará [Óbidos]), French Guiana, Peru (Huánuco)

References

Alfken, J. D. (1933). Ergebnisse einer zoologischen Sammelreise nach Brasilien, insbesorende in das Amazonasgebiet, ausgeführt von Dr. H. Zerny. Ann. Naturhist. Mus. Wien 46: 303-307 [304] (List, distribution (as Centris nobilis))
Dalla Torre, C. G. (1896). Catalogus Hymenopterorum hucusque descriptorum systematicus et synonymicus. Lipsiae: Guilelmi Engelmann Vol. 10 643 pp. [307, 308] (Catalog (as Centris nobilis and C. pyrrhopygia [sic]))
Dominique, J. (1898). Coup d'oeil sur les melliféres sud-américains du Muséum de Nantes. Bull. Soc. Sci. Nat. Ouest France 8 (1): 57-65 [59] (Distribution (as Centris pyropyga))
Ducke, A. (1901). Beobachtungen über Blütenbesuch, Erscheinungszeit etc. der bei Pará vorkommenden Bienen. Z. Syst. Hymenopterol. Dipterol. 1: 49-67 [57] (Catalog, flower record, distribution (as Centris (Centris) pyropyga))
Ducke, A. (1902). Beobachtungen über Blütenbesuch, Erscheinungszeit etc. der bei Pará vorkommenden bienen. Allg. Z. Entomol. 7: 321-326 [324] (Distribution, flower record (as Centris nobilis))
Ducke, A. (1902). Beobachtungen über Blütenbesuch, Erscheinungszeit etc. der bei Pará vorkommenden Bienen. Allg. Z. Entomol. 7: 360-368 [363] (Synonymy, distribution, flower record, note on biology (as Centris (Centris) nobilis))
Ducke, A. (1906). Neue Beobachtungen über die Bienen der Amazonasländer. Z. Wiss. Insektenbiol. 2: 51-60 [57] (Distribution, parasite (as Centris nobilis))
Ducke, A. (1910). Zur Synonymie der neotropischen Apidae. (Hym.). Dtsch. Entomol. Z. 1910: 362-369 [365] (Cited (as Centris nobilis))
Friese, H. (1899). Neue arten der Bienengattungen Epicharis Klug und Centris Fabr. Termeszetr. Fuz. 23: 39-48 [41] (Descriptive note (as Centris pyropyga and C. nobilis))
Friese, H. (1900). Monographie der Bienengattung Centris (s. lat.). Ann. K-K. Naturhist. Mus. Wien 15 (3-4): 237-350 [241, 246, 265, 266] (Catalog, key, distribution, taxonomy, synonymy, descriptive note, floral records (as Centris (Melanocentris) nobilis))
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 [557, 558] (Cited (as Centris nobilis))
Michener, C. D. (1951). Subgeneric groups of Hemisia (Hymenoptera, Apoidea). J. Kansas Entomol. Soc. 24 (1): 1-11 [10] (Taxonomy, list (as Hemisia (Ptilotopus) nobilis))
Moure, J. S. (1944). Abejas del Perú. Bol. Mus. Hist. Nat. "Javier Prado" 8: 67-75 [73] (Distribution (as Centris nobilis))
Moure, J. S. (1950). Alguns agrupamentos novos de abelhas neotropicais (Hymenoptera, Apoidea). Dusenia 1 (6): 385-394 [386] (List, synonymy (as Centris (Ptilotopus) nobilis))
Moure, J. S. & Seabra, C. A. C. (1960). Sôbre a identidade de algumas espécies de Centris (Hymenoptera - Apoidea). Rev. Bras. Entomol. 9: 109-117 [109-110, 111] (Synonymy, redescription, note on type material of Centris nobilis and Hemisia pyropyga, distribution, citation (as Centris (Ptilotopus) nobilis))
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)
Smith, F. (1854). Catalogue of Hymenopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum. Part II. Apidae. London: British Museum 199-465 pp. [377] (Distribution (as Centris pyropyga and partim as C. analis))
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, 369] (Synonymy, distribution (as Centris pyropyga and partim as C. nobilis))

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