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Centris nigrocaerulea Smith, 1874
Centris nigrocaerulea 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 [369] .
Type data: lectotype BMNH 17B.903 <F>.
Subsequent designation: 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 [9] .
Type locality: Mexico.

Centris clypeata Friese, H. (1899). Neue arten der Bienengattungen Epicharis Klug und Centris Fabr. Termeszetr. Fuz. 23: 39-48 [41] (junior primary homonym of Centris clypeata Lepeletier, 1841) .
Type data: lectotype MNHP <M> , paralectotype ZMB <M> , paralectotype MNHP <F><M>.
Subsequent designation: 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] .
Type locality: Mexico, Veracruz, Orizaba.

Centris (Paracentris) anthracina 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 [14] .
Type data: holotype MCZ <M>.
Type locality: Honduras.

Distribution

Nearctic Region: Mexico (Chihuahua, Sinaloa, Sonora, Zacatecas); Neotropical Region: Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico (Chiapas, Guerrero, Jalisco, Morelos, Nayarit, Oaxaca), Panama (Chiriquí)

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 (Paracentris) nigrocaerulea))
Brèthes, J. (1920). Insectes du Pérou. An. Soc. Cient. Argent. 89: 27-54 [52] (Distribution (as Hemisia clypeata))
Cockerell, T. D. A. (1899). Catálogo de las abejas de México. México: Secretaría de Fomento 3-20 pp. [18] (Distribution (as Centris nigrocaerulea))
Cockerell, T. D. A. (1906). The North American bees of the family Anthophoridae. Trans. Am. Entomol. Soc. 32: 63-116 [98] (Catalog, distribution (as Centris (Hemisia) nigrocaerulea and Centris (Ptilotopus) clypeata))
Cockerell, T. D. A. (1949). Bees from Central America, principally Honduras. Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 98: 429-490 [474] (Note, distribution, flower record (as Centris (Melanocentris) clypeata))
Cockerell, W. P. (1912). Collecting bees at Gualan, Guatemala. Can. Entomol. 44: 277-282 [282] (Distribution (as Centris clypeata))
Dalla Torre, C. G. (1896). Catalogus Hymenopterorum hucusque descriptorum systematicus et synonymicus. Lipsiae: Guilelmi Engelmann Vol. 10 643 pp. [307] (Catalog (as Centris nigrocaerulea))
Friese, H. (1900). Monographie der Bienengattung Centris (s. lat.). Ann. K-K. Naturhist. Mus. Wien 15 (3-4): 237-350 [241, 243, 246, 268, 329] (Catalog, key, descriptive note, distribution, transcription of original description (as Centris (Cyanocentris) nigrocaerulea and C. (Melanocentris) clypeata))
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 [552, 558] (Catalog (as Centris clypeata and Centris nigrocaerulea))
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 [14, 15, 17, 18, 21] (Taxonomic notes, morphology, comparative notes, key (as Centris (Paracentris) anthracina))
Snelling, R. R. (1974). Notes on the distribution and taxonomy of some North American Centris (Hymenoptera: Anthophoridae). Contrib. Sci. Nat. Hist. Mus. Los Angeles Co. 259: 1-41 [7, 8] (Key (as Centris (Paracentris) anthracina))
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 [5, 6, 9] (Key, taxonomy, synonymy, distribution, floral records (as Centris (Paracentris) nigrocaerulea))
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 [168] (Taxonomy, note on type material of Centris nigrocaerulea and C. clypeata (as Centris (Paracentris) nigrocaerulea))
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 [446] (Cited (as Centris nigrocaerulea))

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