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Centris adani Centris adunca Centris aenea -- Centris rufa Lepeletier, 1841, Centris apiformis Smith, 1874, Centris minor Friese, 1899 Centris aeneiventris Centris aethiocesta Centris aethiops -- Centris armillatus Cresson, 1869, Centris thoracica Smith, 1874, Centris dominguensis Dalla Torre, 1896 Centris aethyctera Centris agameta Centris agilis -- Centris ignita Smith, 1874, Centris (Hemisia) bakeri_homonym Friese, 1912, Centris bakerella Friese, 1913, Epicharis cisnerosi Cockerell, 1949, Centris agilis var abdominalis Friese, 1900, Centris (Melacentris) agilis abdominalis Friese, 1900 Centris agiloides Centris albiceps -- Centris (Melanocentris) strawi Snelling, 1966 Centris americana -- Ptilotopus americanus Klug, 1810, Ptilotopus americanorum Lepeletier, 1825, Hemisia bombiformis Spinola, 1841, Centris americana var bicincta Friese, 1912, Centris americana umbrina Friese, 1912, Centris americana umbrina_homonym Friese, 1924 Centris amica -- Apis armata_homonym Fabricius, 1793 Centris analis -- Anthophora analis Fabricius, 1804 Centris ancashsumaq Centris angustifrons Centris anomala Centris aterrima Centris atra Centris atripes -- Centris limbata Friese, 1899, Centris atriventris_homonym Fox, 1899, Centris foxi Friese, 1900 Centris barbadensis Centris bicolor -- Centris calloxantha Cockerell, 1919 Centris bicornuta Centris bitaeniata Centris boliviensis Centris braccata -- Centris xylocopoides Fox, 1899 Centris brethesi Centris buchholzi -- Centris (Trachina) wilmattae Cockerell, 1926 Centris burgdorfi -- Centris burgdorfi var paraguayensis Friese, 1901, Hemisia burgdorfi forma ocellata Schrottky, 1908 Centris caelebs -- Paracentris fulvohirta Cameron, 1903 Centris caesalpiniae -- Centris morsei Cockerell, 1897, Centris marginata Fox, 1899 Centris californica Centris carolae Centris carrikeri Centris catsal Centris caxiensis Centris chilensis -- Centris bicolorella Cockerell, 1904 Centris chlorura Centris chrysitis Centris cineraria -- Centris chilensis neoqueenensis Friese, 1924, Centris (Wagenknechtia) cineraria neoqueenensis Friese, 1924 Centris clypeata Centris cockerelli -- Centris cockerelli resoluta Cockerell, 1923 Centris collaris -- Centris pocograndensis Schrottky, 1902 Centris confusa Centris conspersa Centris cordillerana Centris cornuta Centris crassipes Centris danunciae Centris decipiens Centris decolorata Centris decorata Centris deiopeia Centris dentata Centris denudans Centris derasa Centris dichrootricha -- Hemisiella dichrootricha Moure, 1945 Centris difformis Centris dimidiata -- Apis dimidiata Olivier, 1789 Centris dirrhoda Centris discolor -- Centris (Melacentris) melanosara Moure, 2003 Centris dixanthozona Centris dorsata -- Centris proserpina Gribodo, 1891, Centris ehrhardti Schrottky, 1902, Centris dorsata var maculosa Friese, 1924 Centris ectypha Centris eisenii Centris elegans -- Centris elegans grenadensis Cockerell, 1919 Centris ephippia Centris errans Centris erythrosara Centris erythrotricha Centris escomeli Centris euphenax Centris eurypatana Centris facialis Centris fasciata -- Centris fasciatella Friese, 1900 Centris ferrisi Centris ferruginea -- Centris rubella Smith, 1854 Centris festiva Centris fisheri Centris flavicans Centris flavifrons -- Apis flavifrons Fabricius, 1775 Centris flavilabris Centris flavofasciata Centris flavohirta -- Centris autrani Vachal, 1904 Centris flavopilosa Centris flavothoracica Centris fluviatilis Centris frieseana Centris fulva Centris fuscata -- Centris bimaculata Lepeletier, 1841, Centris perforator Smith, 1874, Centris bimaculata var claripennis Friese, 1900, Centris bimaculata carrikeri Cockerell, 1919 Centris garleppi -- Hemisia garleppi Schrottky, 1913 Centris gavisa Centris gelida Centris griseola Centris haemorrhoidalis -- Apis haemorrhoidalis Fabricius, 1775, Centris tabaniformis Fabricius, 1804, Centris lepeletieri Cockerell, 1912 Centris harbisoni Centris heithausi Centris hoffmanseggiae -- Centris hoffmanseggiae davidsoni Cockerell, 1904 Centris horvathi Centris hyptidis -- Centris (Ptilotopus) libertatis Cockerell, 1912 Centris hyptidoides Centris insignis -- Centris zonalis Dominique, 1898, Centris insignis var scutellaris Friese, 1900, Centris (Melacentris) insignis scutellaris Friese, 1900 Centris insularis Centris intermixta -- Centris ruficauda Friese, 1900 Centris jujuyana Centris klugii Centris labiata -- Centris schwarzi Cockerell, 1919 Centris laevibullata Centris langsdorfii -- Centris bucephala Friese, 1899 Centris lanipes -- Apis lanipes Fabricius, 1775, Centris picea Lepeletier, 1841, Centris fulviventris Cresson, 1865, Centris simillima Smith, 1874 Centris lanosa -- Centris subhyalina Fox, 1899, Centris birkmanii Friese, 1899, Centris birkmanni Friese, 1899 Centris lateritia Centris laticincta -- Hemisia laticincta Spinola, 1841 Centris leprieuri -- Hemisia leprieuri Spinola, 1841 Centris lilacina Centris longimana -- Centris personata Smith, 1874 Centris lutea -- Centris calloxantha Cockerell, 1919 Centris lyngbyei Centris machadoi Centris maculifrons -- Centris (Cyanocentris) buchwaldi Friese, 1900, Centris (Centris) disclusa Cockerell, 1922 Centris maranhensis -- Centris maerens var infernalis Friese, 1924 Centris mariae Centris maroniana Centris meaculpa -- Centris (Centris) erubescens_homonym Snelling, 1974 Centris melampoda Centris melanochlaena -- Centris melanchlaena Smith, 1874, Epicharis zamoranensis Cockerell, 1949 Centris merrillae Centris metathoracica Centris mexicana Centris mixta Centris mocsaryi Centris moerens -- Xylocopa moerens Perty, 1833 Centris moldenkei Centris mourei Centris muralis -- Anthophora virgo Gribodo, 1893, Anthophora plumigera Gribodo, 1893, Centris muralis melanopus Friese, 1908 Centris neffi Centris nigerrima -- Hemisia nigerrima Spinola, 1851 Centris nigriventris -- Centris lynchi Schrottky, 1902 Centris nigrocaerulea -- Centris clypeata_homonym Friese, 1899, Centris (Paracentris) anthracina Snelling, 1966 Centris nigrofasciata Centris nitens -- Centris dominiquella Dominique, 1898, Centris (Hemisia) nitens var callospila Cockerell, 1937, Centris (Centris) nitens callospila Cockerell, 1937 Centris nitida -- Centris (Hemesiella) confinis Pérez, 1905 Centris niveofasciata Centris nobilis -- Centris (Hemisia) pyropyga Spinola, 1841 Centris obscurior Centris obsoleta -- Centris modesta Smith, 1854, Centris pectoralis Burmeister, 1876, Centris quartinae Gribodo, 1891, Centris (Melanocentris) furcata var friesei Schrottky, 1902, Hemisia pectoralis clypeata_homonym Schrottky, 1902, Hemisia pectoralis flava Schrottky, 1908, Centris (Melanocentris) obsoleta var pleuralis Friese, 1901, Centris (Melacentris) obsoleta pleuralis Friese, 1901 Centris orellanai Centris pachysoma Centris pallida -- Centris pallida callognatha Cockerell, 1923, Centris trichosoma Cockerell, 1923 Centris plumbea Centris plumipes -- Centris (Aphemisia) xanthosara Moure, 2002 Centris poecila Centris pseudoephippia Centris pulchra Centris quadrimaculata -- Centris fusciventris Mocsáry, 1899, Centris fusciventris var scutellata Friese, 1900 Centris restrepoi Centris rhodadelpha Centris rhodomelas Centris rhodophthalma Centris rhodoprocta -- Centris analis_homonym Lepeltier, 1841 Centris rhodopus -- Centris rhodopus var pulchrior Cockerell, 1900, Centris rhodoleuca Cockerell, 1923 Centris rubella Centris rubripes Centris rufipes Centris rufohirta -- Centris fulviventris_homonym Mocsáry, 1896 Centris rufosuffusa Centris rupestris Centris ruthannae Centris satana Centris scopipes Centris scutellaris Centris semicaerulea Centris sericea Centris similis -- Bombus similis Fabricius, 1804, Centris lineolata Lepeletier, 1841, Centris lineolata castaneiventris Mocsáry, 1899 Centris singularis Centris smithiana -- Centris americanorum_homonym Smith, 1874 Centris smithii -- Centris apicalis_homonym Smith, 1874 Centris spilopoda Centris sponsa -- Centris sponsa asuncionis Strand, 1910 Centris superba Centris tamarugalis Centris tarsata Centris terminata -- Centris labrosa Friese, 1899, Centris chera Moure, 1942, Centris (Rhodocentris) triangulifera Cockerell, 1949 Centris testacea Centris tetrazona Centris thelyopsis Centris thoracica Centris tiburonensis Centris toroi Centris torquata Centris transversa -- Centris (Melanocentris) ruae Cockerell, 1949 Centris tricolor Centris trigonoides -- Centris dentipes Smith, 1874, Centris hoplopoda Moure, 1943, Centris rufomaculata Cockerell, 1949, Centris (Rhodocentris) lanipes subtarsata Cockerell, 1949 Centris unifasciata -- Hemisia garleppi unifasciata Schrottky, 1913 Centris urens Centris vanduzeei Centris vardyorum Centris varia -- Hemisia varia Erichson, 1848, Centris conica Packard, 1869, Centris ardens Smith, 1874, Centris inermis Friese, 1899, Centris poecila var segregatus Crawford, 1906, Centris inermis var gualanensis Cockerell, 1912, Centris versicolor rufiventris Friese, 1924, Centris versicolor unifasciata Friese, 1924, Centris rufulina Cockerell, 1937, Centris (Rhodocentris) robusta Cockerell, 1949, Centris inermis pallidifrons Cockerell, 1949 Centris versicolor -- Apis versicolor Fabricius, 1775, Centris versicolor vincentana Cockerell, 1938 282 Centris vidua Centris violacea Centris vittata -- Centris montezuma Cresson, 1979, Centris breviceps Friese, 1899, Centris friesei_homonym Crawford, 1906, Centris costaricensis Crawford, 1907, Centris costaricensis var erubescens Friese, 1925 Centris vogeli Centris vulpecula Centris weilenmanni Centris willineri Centris xanthocnemis -- Xylocopa xanthocnemis Perty, 1833, Xylocopa flavicrus Perty, 1833, Centris pulverata Lepeltier, 1841, Centris pauloensis Friese, 1900, Centris xanthocnemis periflava Schrottky, 1902, Centris xanthocnemis ardesiaca Friese, 1900 Centris xanthomelaena -- Centris (Paracentris) xanthomelaena Vogel and Machada, 1991, nomen nudum Centris xochipillii Centris zacateca Centris zonata -- Centris pandora Friese, 1900

Overview

The following material taken with permission from: Mitchell, T.B. 1962. Bees of the Eastern United States, Volume II. North Carolina Agricultural Experiment Station. Tech. Bul. No.152, 557 p. This is primarily a tropical group, represented in the Eastern U.S. by only 2 species. They are rather robust, the males with a yellow clypeus and that in female either black or with yellow maculations. The stigma is very small, the marginal cell short, reaching only slightly beyond the 3rd submarginal cell. The 2nd submarginal exceeds both the 1st and the 3rd in length. The scape is short, usually exceeded in length by the much elongated basal segment of the flagellum. In the female the scopa is well developed on the hind tibiae and basitarsi, the hairs plumose, and very long, dense and copious. The proposal by Michener (1957) to validate the name Centris has been made to conserve that name in its present usage. Were this not done, the name Hemisia would replace it, and the name Centris would replace Eulema, a tropical genus related to Bombus and Apis.

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Scientific source:       Discover Life Apoidea species guide, Ascher et al., 2007