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Epicharis (Epicharis) pygialis (Friese, 1900)
Centris (Epicharis) rustica pygialis Friese, H. (1900). Monographie der Bienengattung Centris (s. lat.). Ann. K-K. Naturhist. Mus. Wien 15 (3-4): 237-350 [254] (Name proposed originally as Centris (Epicharis) rustica var. pygialis) .
Type data: lectotype ZMB <M> (Moure (1996:943) argues that the specimen at ZMB should be considered holotype. In any case, according to ICZN Art. 74.5, his action can be considered a valid lectotype designation).
Subsequent designation: 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 [943] .
Type locality: 'Bahia, Montevideo' [one of the lectotype's label has 'Montevideo oder Bahia' and since the species has not been found in Uruguay, the type material probably came from Bahia, in Brazil].

Centris (Epicharis) conica nigra Ducke, A. (1902). Beobachtungen über Blütenbesuch, Erscheinungszeit etc. der bei Pará vorkommenden Bienen. Allg. Z. Entomol. 7: 360-368 [363] (nom. nud.) .

Epicharis bicoloripes Moure, J. S. (1945). Notas sôbre os Epicharitina (Hymenopt., Apoidea). Rev. Entomol. (Rio J.) 16 (3): 293-314 [296] .
Type data: holotype DZUP <M>.
Type locality: Brazil, Amazonas, Rio Parauari.

Distribution

Neotropical Region: Brazil (Amapá [Serra Do Navio], Amazonas [Manacapuru, Maués, Santo Antônio Do Içá, São Gabriel Da Cachoeira, Tabatinga], Bahia, Minas Gerais [Marliéria], Pará [Faro, Óbidos], Rondônia, São Paulo), Peru (Loreto)

References

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 [943, 944] (Distribution, original description, transcription, type redescription, key)
Silveira, F. A., Melo, G. A. R. & Almeida, E. A. B. (2002). Abelhas Brasileiras: Sistemática e Identificação. Belo Horizonte: F. A. Silveira 253 pp. [102] (List, distribution (as Epicharis (Epicharana) pygialis))

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