Centris byrsonimae

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Apoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Cladus: Pancrustacea Cladus: Allotriocarida Subphylum: Hexapoda Classis: Insecta Cladus: Dicondylia Subclassis: Pterygota Infraclassis: Neoptera Cladus: Eumetabola Cladus: Holometabola Superordo: Hymenopterida Ordo: Hymenoptera Subordo: Apocrita Superfamilia: Apoidea

Familia: Apidae
Subfamilia: Apinae
Tribus: Centridini
Genus: Centris
Species: Centris byrsonimae

Name

Centris byrsonimae Mahlmann & Oliveira, 2012: figs. 1, 12, 19–22

Holotype: DZUP, ♂

Type locality: São Luís, MA, Brasil, 15.ix.1984, Albuquerque Leg. // Coletada na flor, Byrsonima crassifolia: Malpighiaceae // Holótipo // Centris byrsonimae Moure, 1985, Holotype // Centris birsonimae Moure, 1986 // Hr 15:00–16:00.

Etymology: The specific epithet was originally given by Dr. Jesus S. Moure in 1985 when he identified the material collected by Dra. Patrícia Maia C. de Albuquerque for her dissertation, using the generic name of the most common host plant for this bee species (Byrsonima crassifolia L. Rich.: Malpighiaceae).

Mentions

• Centris (Paremisia) byrsonimae; Albuquerque 1986: 119 [nomen nudum]; Albuquerque & Mendonça 1996: 47, 49, 53 [nomen nudum].
• Centris byrsonimae; Ribeiro et al. 2008: 167 [nomen nudum]; Rêgo 2008: 23 [nomen nudum, photo on Murici flower].
• Centris aff. pulchra; Rosa 2009: 65.

References

• Mahlmann, T. & Oliveira, F.F. de 2012. A new species of Centris (Centris) (Fabricius) from northeastern Brazil, with taxonomic notes on C. (C.) pulchra Moure, Oliveira & Viana (Hymenoptera, Apidae). ZooKeys 255: 49–65. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.255.4303