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Megachile (Pseudocentron) holosericea (Fabricius, 1793)
Apis holosericea Fabricius, J. C. (1793). Entomologia systematica emendata et aucta, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, adjectis synonymis, locis, observationibus, descriptionibus. Hafniae: Christian Gottlieb Proft Vol. 2 1-519 pp. [336] .
Type data: lectotype ZMUC <F>.
Subsequent designation: Moure, J. S. (1960). Notes on the types of the Neotropical bees described by Fabricius (Hymenoptera: Apoidea). Stud. Entomol. (Rio J.) 3 (1-4): 97-160 [110] .
Type locality: 'Americae Insulis [probably Lesser Antilles].

Distribution

Neotropical Region: Puerto Rico

References

Cockerell, T. D. A. (1906). The North American bees of the family Anthophoridae. Trans. Am. Entomol. Soc. 32: 63-116 [105] (Note, distribution (as Anthophora holosericea))
Dalla Torre, C. G. (1896). Catalogus Hymenopterorum hucusque descriptorum systematicus et synonymicus. Lipsiae: Guilelmi Engelmann Vol. 10 643 pp. [454] (Taxonomy (as Trachusa holosericea))
Fabricius, J. C. (1804). Systema Piezatorum secundum ordines, genera, species, adjectis synonymis, locis, observationibus, descriptionibus. Brunsvigae: Reichard 1-439 pp. [373] (Taxonomy (as Anthophora holosericea))
Friese, H. (1911). Das Tierreich. Apidae I. Megachilinae. Berlin: R. Friedlander und Sohn Vol. 28 440 pp. [273] (Taxonomy (as Megachile holosericea))
Illiger, K. (1806). William Kirby's Familien der bienenartigen Insekten mit Zusätzen, Nachweisungen und Bemerkungen. Mag. Insektenkd. (Illiger) 5: 28-175 [113] (Taxonomy (as Anthophora holosericea))
Moure, J. S. (1960). Notes on the types of the Neotropical bees described by Fabricius (Hymenoptera: Apoidea). Stud. Entomol. (Rio J.) 3 (1-4): 97-160 [100, 110] (Catalog, transcription (original description), note on type material, distribution, comparative note (as Megachile (Pseudocentron) holosericea))

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