Centris ( Ptilotopus ) decorata Smith, 1854

Vivallo, Felipe, 2020, Lectotype designations taxonomic notes and new synonymies in some species of the bee genus Centris Fabricius, 1804 described by Frederick Smith (Hymenoptera: Apidae), Zootaxa 4729 (2), pp. 151-176 : 170

publication ID	https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4729.2.1
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DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5918784
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scientific name	Centris ( Ptilotopus ) decorata Smith, 1854
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Centris ( Ptilotopus) decorata Smith, 1854 View in CoL

Centris decorata Smith, 1854 View in CoL . 372.

Type data: This species was described based on males collected in Pernambuco state, northeastern Brazil. Moure & Seabra (1962) mentioned that the type of this species was housed at NHMUK, providing information on the data label. Moure & Seabra’s interpretation can be treated as a valid lectotype designation, according to Article 74.6 of the ICZN (1999). The specimen designated has the following data label: Type H. T. [red-rimmed circular label, printed]\ B.M. TYPE HYM. [printed] 17B.900. [handwritten]\ [circular label] 45 50 [handwritten]\ Centris decorata Type. Smith. [handwritten]\ decorata Sm. Type [handwritten]\ B4 [handwritten]. The type specimen has the left foreleg and flagellum missing.

Type locality: Brazil: Pernambuco state .

Comments: Silveira et al. (2002) did not include C. decorata in the list of Brazilian species of Centris ( Ptilotopus) . Moure et al. (2007) interpreted correctly the identity of this species.