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Centris (Exallocentris) aterrima Smith, 1854
Centris aterrima Smith, F. (1854). Catalogue of Hymenopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum. Part II. Apidae. London: British Museum 199-465 pp. [378] .
Type data: holotype BMNH 17B.902 <M>.
Type locality: Mexico.

Centris (Melanocentris) anomala Snelling, R. R. (1966). The taxonomy and nomenclature of some North American bees of the genus Centris with descriptions of new species (Hymenoptera: Anthophoridae). Contrib. Sci. Nat. Hist. Mus. Los Angeles Co. 112: 1-33 [31] .
Type data: holotype CAS <M>.
Type locality: Mexico, Jalisco, Guadalajara.

Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy

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 [163]

Distribution

Nearctic Region: Mexico (Zacatecas); Neotropical Region: Mexico (Chiapas, Hidalgo, Jalisco, Michoacán, Oaxaca, Puebla)

References

Ayala, R., Griswold, T. L. & Yanega, D. (1996). Apoidea (Hymenoptera) pp. 423-464 in Llorente, J., García-Aldrete, A.N. & González-Soriano, E. (ed.) Biodiversidad, Taxonomía y Biogeografía de Artrópodos Mexicanos: Hacia una Síntesis de su Conocimiento. Mexico: IBUNAM/ UNAM/ CONABIO [457] (List, distribution (as Centris(Exallocentris) anomala))
Cockerell, T. D. A. (1899). Catálogo de las abejas de México. México: Secretaría de Fomento 3-20 pp. [18] (Distribution (as Centris aterrima))
Cockerell, T. D. A. (1906). The North American bees of the family Anthophoridae. Trans. Am. Entomol. Soc. 32: 63-116 [97] (Catalog, distribution (as Centris (Ptilotopus) aterrima))
Cockerell, T. D. A. (1926). The black bees of Peru. Entomologist 59: 28-29 [29] (Comparative note (as Centris aterrima))
Dalla Torre, C. G. (1896). Catalogus Hymenopterorum hucusque descriptorum systematicus et synonymicus. Lipsiae: Guilelmi Engelmann Vol. 10 643 pp. [302]
Friese, H. (1900). Monographie der Bienengattung Centris (s. lat.). Ann. K-K. Naturhist. Mus. Wien 15 (3-4): 237-350 [241, 246, 267, 268, 346] (Catalog, key, transcription of original description, descriptive note, distribution, cited (as Centris (Melanocentris) aterrima))
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] (Catalog)
Michener, C. D. (1951). Subgeneric groups of Hemisia (Hymenoptera, Apoidea). J. Kansas Entomol. Soc. 24 (1): 1-11 [4] (Taxonomy, list (as Hemisia (Penthemisia) aterrima))
Smith, F. (1854). Catalogue of Hymenopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum. Part II. Apidae. London: British Museum 199-465 pp. [378] (Distribution (as Centris aterrima))
Snelling, R. R. (1966). The taxonomy and nomenclature of some North American bees of the genus Centris with descriptions of new species (Hymenoptera: Anthophoridae). Contrib. Sci. Nat. Hist. Mus. Los Angeles Co. 112: 1-33 [15] (Morphology (as Centris (Melanocentris) anomala))
Snelling, R. R. (1984). Studies on the taxonomy and distribution of American Centridini bees (Hymenoptera: Anthophoridae). Contrib. Sci. Nat. Hist. Mus. Los Angeles Co. 347: 1-69 [13] (Taxonomy, parasite, distribution (as Centris (Exallocentris) anomala))
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 [163] (Taxonomy, note on type material of Centris aterrima and C. anomala, as Centris (Paracentris) anomala)
Zanella, F. C. V. (2002). Sistemática, filogenia e distribuição geográfica das espécies sul-americanas de Centris (Paracentris) Cameron, 1903 e de Centris (Penthemisia) Moure, 1950, incluindo uma análise filogenética do "grupo Centris" sensu Ayala 1998 (Hymenoptera, Apoidea, Centridini). Rev. Bras. Entomol. 46 (4): 435-488 [436, 439, 446, 451, 453, 455, 457, 459] (Cited, descriptive note, systematic note, distribution (as Centris (Exallocentris) anomala and C. (Paracentris) anomala))

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