Epicharis (Epicharoides) picta (Smith, 1874)
Centris picta
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 [372] .
Type data: holotype whereabouts unknown <F> (Smith indicates at the end of the description: 'This species is in the possession of Dr. Hermann Müller, of Lippstadt.').
Type locality: 'South Brazil'.
Epicharis maculata grandior
Friese, H. (1899). Neue arten der Bienengattungen Epicharis Klug und Centris Fabr. Termeszetr. Fuz. 23: 39-48 [40] .
Type data: syntype ZMB <F>.
Type locality: Uruguay, Montevideo; Brazil.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
Moure, J. S., Melo, G. A. R. & Vivallo, F. (2007). Centridini Cockerell & Cockerell, 1901 pp. 83-142 in Moure, J. S., Urban, D. & Melo, G. A. R. (ed.) Catalogue of Bees (Hymenoptera, Apoidea) in the Neotropical Region. Curitiba: Sociedade Brasileira de Entomologia xiv+1058 pp. [140]
Distribution
Neotropical Region: Argentina (Misiones), Brazil (Distrito Federal, Espírito Santo, Minas Gerais, Paraná, Paraíba, Rio de Janeiro, Santa Catarina, São Paulo [Corumbataí]), Paraguay, Uruguay (Montevideo)
References
Andena, S.R., Bego, L.R. & Mechi, M.R. (2005). A Comunidade de abelhas (Hymenoptera, Apoidea) de uma área de cerrado (Corumbataí, SP) e suas visitas às flores. Rev. Bras. Zoocien. 7 (1): 55-91 [61] (Distribution record (as Epicharis (Epicharoides) grandior))
Dalla Torre, C. G. (1896). Catalogus Hymenopterorum hucusque descriptorum systematicus et synonymicus. Lipsiae: Guilelmi Engelmann Vol. 10 643 pp. [307] (Catalog (as Centris picta))
Friese, H. (1900). Monographie der Bienengattung Centris (s. lat.). Ann. K-K. Naturhist. Mus. Wien 15 (3-4): 237-350 [263, 333] (Key, description (as Epicharis maculata var. grandior), transcription of original description (as Centris (Poecilocentris) picta))
Moure, J. S. (1945). Notas sôbre os Epicharitina (Hymenopt., Apoidea). Rev. Entomol. (Rio J.) 16 (3): 293-314 [310] (New combination (as Epicharoides grandior), note, distribution)
Moure, J. S. & Seabra, C. A. C. (1959). Notas sobre abelhas do gênero Epicharis (Hym., Apoidea). Stud. Entomol. (Rio J.) 2 (1-4): 119-127 [123] (Comparative note (as Epicharis (Epicharoides) grandior))
Schrottky, C. (1902). Ensaio sobre as abelhas solitarias do Brazil. Rev. Mus. Paul. 5: 330-613 [565] (Redescription (as Epicharis maculata var. grandior))
Schrottky, C. (1903). Enumération des hyménopteres connus jusqu'ici de la République Argentine, de l'Uruguay et du Paraguay. An. Soc. Cient. Argent. 55: 176-186 [182] (Listed (as Epicharis maculata var. grandior))
Schrottky, C. (1908). Die bisher aus Paraguay bekannten Arten der Bienengattungen Epicharis und Hemisia. (Hym.). Z. Syst. Hymenopterol. Dipterol. 8: 93-99 [95, 96] (Key, distribution record (as Epicharis maculata maculata and forma grandior))
Schrottky, C. (1913). La distribución geográfica de los himenópteros argentinos. An. Soc. Cient. Argent. 75: 180-286 [262] (Catalog, distribution (as Epicharis maculata forma grandior))
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 (Epicharoides) grandior))
Strand, E. (1910). Beiträge zur Kenntnis der Hymenopterenfauna von Paraguay. Zool. Jahrb. Abt. Syst. Geogr. Biol. Tiere 29: 455-562 [520] (Distribution record (as Epicharis maculata var. grandior))
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Last update : 17 Jul 2023