Centris vittata Lepeletier, 1841:168, ♂♀.Du Brésil (Musée de France); Vélez, 2012Vélez Velandia, E.D. 2012. . Dissertation , , 1-247. Bogotá, Colombia.:94, Syntypes ♂♀ (MNHP). - Smith, 1874Smith, F. 1874. A revision of the genera Epicharis, Centris, Eulema, and Euglossa, belonging to the family Apidae, Section Scopulipedes [Continued from p. 322]. The Annals and Magazine of Natural History ser. 4: v. 13:357-373. (distribution); Dalla Torre, 1896Dalla Torre, C.G. 1896. Catalogus Hymenopterorum hucusque descriptorum systematicus et synonymicus, X. Apidae (Anthophila). Sumptibus Guilelmi Engelmann, 1-643. (distribution); Michener, 1954Michener, C.D. 1954. Bees of Panamá. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 104 (1):1-176. (distribution); Snelling, 1984Snelling, R.R. 1984. Studies on the taxonomy and distribution of American Centridine bees (Hymenoptera: Anthophoridae). Contributions in Science, Natural History Museum Los Angeles County 347:1-69. (distribution); Ayala, 1988Ayala, R. 1988. Abejas silvestres (Hymenoptera: Apoidea) de Chamela, Jalisco, México. Folia Entomológica Mexicana 77:395-493. (distribution); Cooperband et al., 1999Cooperband, M.F., R.A. Wharton, G.W. Frankie & S. Bradleigh Vinson 1999. New host and distribution records for Leucospis (Hymenoptera: Leucospidae) associated primarily with nests of Centris (Hymenoptera: Anthophoridae) in the dry forests of Costa Rica. Journal of Hymenoptera Research 8 (2):154-164. (distribution); Smith-Pardo, 2003Smith-Pardo, A.H. 2003. A preliminary account of the bees of Colombia (Hymenoptera: Apoidea): present knowledge and future directions. Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society 76 (2):335-341. (distribution); Imperatriz-Fonseca et al., 2011Imperatriz-Fonseca, V.L., I. Alves-dos-Santos, P. Souza Santos-Filho, W. Engels, M. Ramalho, W. Wilms, J.B Vicentin Aguilar, C.A. Pinheiro-Machado, D. Araújo Alves & A. Matos Peixoto Kleinert 2011. Checklist of bees and honey plants from São Paulo State, Brazil. Biota Neotropica 11 (1a):631-655. (distribution); Gaglianone et al., 2011Gaglianone, M.C., A.J. Camillo de Aguiar, F. Vivallo & I. Alves-dos-Santos 2011. Checklist das abelhas coletoras de óleos do Estado de São Paulo, Brasil. Biota Neotropica 11 (Supl. 1):657-666. (distribution); Vélez, 2012Vélez Velandia, E.D. 2012. . Dissertation , , 1-247. Bogotá, Colombia. (distribution); Gonzalez et al., 2012Gonzalez, V.H., J.S. Ascher & M.S. Engel 2012. A new Stelis (Dolichostelis) from northern Colombia (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae): first records for South America and a synopsis of the bee fauna from the Caribbean region of Colombia. Journal of Natural History 46 (47-48):2919-2934. (distribution); Silvestre et al., 2014Silvestre, R., M.F. Demétrio, B.M. Trad, F. Varussa & O. Lima 2014. Diversity and distribution of Hymenoptera Aculeata in Midwestern Brazilian dry forests. In: Greer, F.E. (Ed.). Dry Forests. 29-80. (distribution); Oliveira Lima & Silvestre, 2017Oliveira Lima, F.V. de & R. Silvestre 2017. Abelhas (Hymenoptera, Apidae sensu lato) do Estado de Mato Grosso do Sul, Brasil. Iheringia Série Zoologia 107 (supl.):1-14. (distribution); Sagot et al., 2018Sagot, P, J. Mérida, R. Ayala & R. Vandame 2018. Situación actual del conocimiento de la fauna de abejas (Apoidea: Anthophila) del estado de Chiapas, México. In: (Ed.). Memorias X Congreso Mesoamericano sobre Abejas Nativas. 191-2011. (distribution); Nava-Bolaños & Osorio-Olvera, 2022Nava-Bolaños, A. & L. Osorio-Olvera 2022. Estado del arte del conocimiento de biodiversidad de los polinizadores de México. Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad 93:1-77. (distribution).
Centris montezuma Cresson, 1879:213, ♂♀. 1 ♂, 1 ♀, Mexico (leg. Sumichrast); Vivallo, 2020Vivallo, F. 2020. The Centris bees described by Ezra Townsend Cresson (Hymenoptera: Apidae). Iheringia Série Zoologia 110:1-7.:3, Lectotype ♂ (ANSP, 2625). - Cresson, 1879Cresson, E.T. 1879. Catalogue of North American Apidae. Transactions of the American Entomological Society and Proceedings of the Entomological Section of the Academy of Natural Sciences 7:215-232. (distribution); Dalla Torre, 1896Dalla Torre, C.G. 1896. Catalogus Hymenopterorum hucusque descriptorum systematicus et synonymicus, X. Apidae (Anthophila). Sumptibus Guilelmi Engelmann, 1-643. (distribution); Cockerell, 1899Cockerell, T.D.A. 1899. Catálogo de las Abejas de Mexico. Biblioteca Agricola de las Secretaria de Fomento, Mexico, 1-20. (distribution); Friese, 1900Friese, H. 1900. Monographie der Bienengattung Centris (s. lat.). Annalen des Naturhistorischen Museums in Wien 15:237-350. (distribution); Cockerell, 1906Cockerell, T.D.A. 1906. The North American bees of the family Anthophoridae. Transactions of the American Entomological Society 32 (1):63-116. (distribution); Lutz & Cockerell, 1920Lutz, F.E. & T.D.A. Cockerell 1920. Notes on the distribution and bibliography of North American bees of the families, Apidae, Meliponidae, Bombidae, Euglossidae, and Anthophoridae. Bull. Amer. Mus. Nat. Hist 42 (15):491-641. (distribution); Michener, 1954Michener, C.D. 1954. Bees of Panamá. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 104 (1):1-176.:143 ( listed as synonym of Centris vittata Lepeletier, 1841); Snelling, 1984Snelling, R.R. 1984. Studies on the taxonomy and distribution of American Centridine bees (Hymenoptera: Anthophoridae). Contributions in Science, Natural History Museum Los Angeles County 347:1-69.:46 ( listed as synonym of Centris vittata Lepeletier, 1841); Vélez, 2012Vélez Velandia, E.D. 2012. . Dissertation , , 1-247. Bogotá, Colombia.:94 ( listed as synonym of Centris vittata Lepeletier, 1841); Vivallo, 2020Vivallo, F. 2020. The Centris bees described by Ezra Townsend Cresson (Hymenoptera: Apidae). Iheringia Série Zoologia 110:1-7. (distribution).
Centris breviceps Friese, 1900:44, ♂♀. ♂, ♀, Minas Geraës, Amazonas. - Friese, 1900Friese, H. 1900. Monographie der Bienengattung Centris (s. lat.). Annalen des Naturhistorischen Museums in Wien 15:237-350. (distribution), 301 ( listed as synonym of Centris vittata Lepeletier, 1841); Schrottky, 1902Schrottky, C. 1902. Hyménoptères nouveaux de l'Amérique méridionale. . An. Mus. Buenos Aires 7:309-316. (distribution); Cockerell, 1919Cockerell, T.D.A. 1919. Bees in the collection of the United States National Museum. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 55 (2264):167-221. (distribution); Lutz & Cockerell, 1920Lutz, F.E. & T.D.A. Cockerell 1920. Notes on the distribution and bibliography of North American bees of the families, Apidae, Meliponidae, Bombidae, Euglossidae, and Anthophoridae. Bull. Amer. Mus. Nat. Hist 42 (15):491-641. (distribution); Alfken, 1933Alfken, J.D. 1933. Ergebnisse einer zoologischen Sammelreise nach Brasilien, inbesondere in das Amazonasgebeit, ausgeführt von Dr. H. Zerny. IX Teil. Hymenoptera: Apidae. Annalen des Naturhistorischen Museums in Wien 45:303-307. (distribution); Michener, 1954Michener, C.D. 1954. Bees of Panamá. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 104 (1):1-176.:143 ( listed as synonym of Centris vittata Lepeletier, 1841); Snelling, 1984Snelling, R.R. 1984. Studies on the taxonomy and distribution of American Centridine bees (Hymenoptera: Anthophoridae). Contributions in Science, Natural History Museum Los Angeles County 347:1-69.:46 ( listed as synonym of Centris vittata Lepeletier, 1841); Vélez, 2012Vélez Velandia, E.D. 2012. . Dissertation , , 1-247. Bogotá, Colombia.:94 ( listed as synonym of Centris vittata Lepeletier, 1841).
Centris Friesei Crawford, 1906:158, ♀. Holotype ♀, Guacimo, June 19th to 21st, 1903 (National Museum, leg. Crawford); Holotype ♀, San Jose, May 25th to June 96th, 1903 (National Museum, leg. Crawford); Vivallo, 2023Vivallo, F. 2023. Taxonomic notes on the primary types of some species of Centris bees described by some entomologists from the Americas (Hymenoptera: Apidae). Iheringia Série Zoologia 113:1-18.:6, Holotype ♀ (U.S.N.M., Type No 10073). - Friese, 1916Friese, H. 1916. Zur Bienenfauna von Costa Rica. Stettiner Entomologische Zeitung 77:287-348. (distribution); Lutz & Cockerell, 1920Lutz, F.E. & T.D.A. Cockerell 1920. Notes on the distribution and bibliography of North American bees of the families, Apidae, Meliponidae, Bombidae, Euglossidae, and Anthophoridae. Bull. Amer. Mus. Nat. Hist 42 (15):491-641.:552 ( listed as synonym of Centris costaricensis Crawford, 1907); Michener, 1954Michener, C.D. 1954. Bees of Panamá. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 104 (1):1-176.:143 ( listed as synonym of Centris vittata Lepeletier, 1841); Snelling, 1984Snelling, R.R. 1984. Studies on the taxonomy and distribution of American Centridine bees (Hymenoptera: Anthophoridae). Contributions in Science, Natural History Museum Los Angeles County 347:1-69.:46 ( listed as synonym of Centris vittata Lepeletier, 1841); Vélez, 2012Vélez Velandia, E.D. 2012. . Dissertation , , 1-247. Bogotá, Colombia.:95 ( listed as synonym of Centris vittata Lepeletier, 1841); Vivallo, 2023Vivallo, F. 2023. Taxonomic notes on the primary types of some species of Centris bees described by some entomologists from the Americas (Hymenoptera: Apidae). Iheringia Série Zoologia 113:1-18.:6 ( listed as synonym of Centris vittata Lepeletier, 1841).
Centris costaricensis Crawford, 1907:21 - Lutz & Cockerell, 1920Lutz, F.E. & T.D.A. Cockerell 1920. Notes on the distribution and bibliography of North American bees of the families, Apidae, Meliponidae, Bombidae, Euglossidae, and Anthophoridae. Bull. Amer. Mus. Nat. Hist 42 (15):491-641. (distribution); Cockerell, 1949Cockerell, T.D.A. 1949. Bees from Central America, principally Honduras. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 98 (No. 3233):429-490. (distribution); Michener, 1954Michener, C.D. 1954. Bees of Panamá. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 104 (1):1-176.:143 ( listed as synonym of Centris vittata Lepeletier, 1841); Snelling, 1984Snelling, R.R. 1984. Studies on the taxonomy and distribution of American Centridine bees (Hymenoptera: Anthophoridae). Contributions in Science, Natural History Museum Los Angeles County 347:1-69.:46 ( listed as synonym of Centris vittata Lepeletier, 1841); Vélez, 2012Vélez Velandia, E.D. 2012. . Dissertation , , 1-247. Bogotá, Colombia.:95 ( listed as synonym of Centris vittata Lepeletier, 1841); Vivallo, 2023Vivallo, F. 2023. Taxonomic notes on the primary types of some species of Centris bees described by some entomologists from the Americas (Hymenoptera: Apidae). Iheringia Série Zoologia 113:1-18.:6 ( listed as synonym of Centris vittata Lepeletier, 1841).
Centris costaricensis erubescens Friese, 1925:30, ♂.San José de Costa Rica, 5. November 1922 (leg. H. Schmidt). Synonymized with Centris vittata Lepeletier, 1841 by Snelling, 1984Snelling, R.R. 1984. Studies on the taxonomy and distribution of American Centridine bees (Hymenoptera: Anthophoridae). Contributions in Science, Natural History Museum Los Angeles County 347:1-69.:46.