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Centris femoralis Friese, 1900:43, ♂. Holotype ♂, Brasilia (Mus. Wien, leg. Natterer). - Vélez, 2012Vélez Velandia, E.D. 2012. . Dissertation , , 1-247. Bogotá, Colombia.:210 ( listed as synonym of Centris lutea Friese, 1900); Vivallo et al., 2013Vivallo, F., D. Vélez & F. Fernández 2013. A new species of Centris (Xanthemisia) Moure, 1945 from South America with a synopsis of the known species of the subgenus in Colombia (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Centridini). Zootaxa 3694 (1):81-91.:86 ( listed as synonym of Centris lutea Friese, 1900).