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Centris melanochlaena Smith, 1874

Centris melanchlaena Smith, 1874:360, ♂. ♂, Mexico; Vera Cruz. Synonymized with Centris obsoleta 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.:31. - 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); 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).Centris melanchlaena Smith, 1874:360, ♂. ♂, Mexico; Vera Cruz. Synonymized with Centris obsoleta 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.:31. - 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); 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). - As Centris melancheaena: - Cockerell, 1899Cockerell, T.D.A. 1899. Catálogo de las Abejas de Mexico. Biblioteca Agricola de las Secretaria de Fomento, Mexico, 1-20. (distribution); Quiroz Medina & Vivallo, 2023Quiroz Medina, C.R. & F. Vivallo 2023. Primer registro de la abeja colectora de óleo Centris (Odontoxys) melanochlaena Smith, 1874 (Hymenoptera, Apidae) en Nicaragua. Revista Peruana de biología 30 (3):1-4. (distribution). - As Centris melancheaena: - Cockerell, 1899Cockerell, T.D.A. 1899. Catálogo de las Abejas de Mexico. Biblioteca Agricola de las Secretaria de Fomento, Mexico, 1-20. (distribution); Quiroz Medina & Vivallo, 2023Quiroz Medina, C.R. & F. Vivallo 2023. Primer registro de la abeja colectora de óleo Centris (Odontoxys) melanochlaena Smith, 1874 (Hymenoptera, Apidae) en Nicaragua. Revista Peruana de biología 30 (3):1-4. (distribution). - As Centris melanochlaena: - Dalla Torre, 1896Dalla Torre, C.G. 1896. Catalogus Hymenopterorum hucusque descriptorum systematicus et synonymicus, X. Apidae (Anthophila). Sumptibus Guilelmi Engelmann, 1-643. (distribution); Friese, 1900Friese, H. 1900. Monographie der Bienengattung Centris (s. lat.). Annalen des Naturhistorischen Museums in Wien 15:237-350. (distribution); Vélez, 2012Vélez Velandia, E.D. 2012. . Dissertation , , 1-247. Bogotá, Colombia.:143 ( listed as synonym of Centris obsoleta Lepeletier, 1841).
Epicharis zamoranensis Cockerell, 1949:480, ♀. Holotype ♀, Honduras: Zamorano, 2,600 feet, November 3 and 5 (U.S.N.M., No. 58888, leg. Gerardo Cisneros); Vivallo, 2020Vivallo, F. 2020. The bees of the genus Centris Fabricius, 1804 described by Theodore Dru Alison Cockerell (Hymenoptera: Apidae). European Journal of Taxonomy 618:1-47.:26, Holotype ♀ (NMNH, No 58888). Synonymized with Centris obsoleta 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.:31. - Vélez, 2012Vélez Velandia, E.D. 2012. . Dissertation , , 1-247. Bogotá, Colombia.:143 ( listed as synonym of Centris obsoleta Lepeletier, 1841); Vivallo, 2020Vivallo, F. 2020. The bees of the genus Centris Fabricius, 1804 described by Theodore Dru Alison Cockerell (Hymenoptera: Apidae). European Journal of Taxonomy 618:1-47.:26 ( listed as synonym of Centris melanochlaena Smith, 1874).

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Area distribution map

map of Centris melanochlaena Smith, 1874

Distribution

BOLBolivia
 (Friese, 1900; Lutz & Cockerell, 1920)
CRICosta Rica
 (Quiroz Medina & Vivallo, 2023)
GTMGuatemala
 (Quiroz Medina & Vivallo, 2023)
HNDHonduras
 (Cockerell, 1949 [as Epicharis zamoranensis Cockerell, 1949]; Vivallo, 2020 [as Epicharis zamoranensis Cockerell, 1949]; Quiroz Medina & Vivallo, 2023)
MEXMexico
 (Smith, 1874; Cresson, 1879; Dalla Torre, 1896; Cockerell, 1899; Friese, 1900; Cockerell, 1906; Lutz & Cockerell, 1920; Quiroz Medina & Vivallo, 2023)
NICNicaragua
 (Quiroz Medina & Vivallo, 2023 new)
VENVenezuela
 (Friese, 1900; Lutz & Cockerell, 1920)

Literature

  • Ayala, R. 1988. Abejas silvestres (Hymenoptera: Apoidea) de Chamela, Jalisco, México. Folia Entomológica Mexicana 77:395-493.
  • Cockerell, T.D.A. 1899. Catálogo de las Abejas de Mexico. Biblioteca Agricola de las Secretaria de Fomento, Mexico, 1-20.
  • Cockerell, T.D.A. 1906. The North American bees of the family Anthophoridae. Transactions of the American Entomological Society 32 (1):63-116.
  • Cockerell, T.D.A. 1949. Bees from Central America, principally Honduras. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 98 (No. 3233):429-490.
  • Cresson, 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.
  • Dalla Torre, C.G. 1896. Catalogus Hymenopterorum hucusque descriptorum systematicus et synonymicus, X. Apidae (Anthophila). Sumptibus Guilelmi Engelmann, 1-643.
  • Friese, H. 1900. Monographie der Bienengattung Centris (s. lat.). Annalen des Naturhistorischen Museums in Wien 15:237-350.
  • Gaglianone, 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.
  • Imperatriz-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.
  • Lepeletier de Saint-Fargeau, A. 1841. Histoire Naturelles des Insectes. Hyménoptères. Vol. 2. Paris.
  • Lutz, 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.
  • Nava-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.
  • Quiroz Medina, C.R. & F. Vivallo 2023. Primer registro de la abeja colectora de óleo Centris (Odontoxys) melanochlaena Smith, 1874 (Hymenoptera, Apidae) en Nicaragua. Revista Peruana de biología 30 (3):1-4.
  • Rasmussen, C. & F. Vivallo 2014. Lectotype designations and new synonymies in the Neotropical bee genus Centris Fabricius, 1804 (Hymenoptera: Apidae). Zootaxa 3856 (4):585-594.
  • Smith, F. 1854. Catalogue of Hymenopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum. Part II. Apidae. London. 465 pp, 8 pl.
  • Smith, 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.
  • Snelling, 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.
  • Vélez Velandia, E.D. 2012. . Dissertation , , 1-247. Bogotá, Colombia.
  • Vivallo, F. 2020. The species of the bee genus Centris Fabricius, 1804 described by Curt Schrottky (Hymenoptera: Apidae). Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia 60:1-6.
  • Vivallo, F. 2020. The species of the bee genus Centris Fabricius, 1804 described by Curt Schrottky (Hymenoptera: Apidae). Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia 60:1-6.
  • Vivallo, F. 2020. The bees of the genus Centris Fabricius, 1804 described by Theodore Dru Alison Cockerell (Hymenoptera: Apidae). European Journal of Taxonomy 618:1-47.
  • Vivallo, F. 2023. The primary types of some species of Centris bees described by European entomologists in the 18th and 20th centuries (Hymenoptera: Apidae). European Journal of Taxonomy 864:1-27.