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)

Abstract

A synopsis of the species of Centris subgenus Xanthemisia Moure in Colombia is presented. The species identified are Centris ferruginea Lepeletier, C. lutea Friese and C. aureiventris, a new species from the Colombian Andes. Morphological characters of both sexes, distribution records and an identification key for the three species of the subgenus that occur in Colombia are provided.

Sinopsis de las especies del subgénero Centris (Ptilotopus) (Hymenoptera: Apidae) en Colombia

“…Presentamos una sinopsis de las especies de Centris (Ptilotopus) presentes en Colombia, que complementa previas contribuciones de Vélez & Vivallo (2012), Vélez et al (2017), y Vivallo et al (2013 sobre la diversidad de especies de Centris presentes en ese país.…”

Revision of the species of Centris (Xanthemisia) Moure, 1945 <br />(Hymenoptera: Apidae: Centridini) from the Caribbean island

“…The subgenus Centris (Xanthemisia) Moure, 1945 is a well-defined group of small/moderate-sized bees that occur throughout the Neotropics (Genaro, 2007(Genaro, , 2008Moure et al, 2007;Vivallo et al, 2013). The species that belong to this subgenus are easily identified by two morphological synapomorphies related to females: mandibles with five teeth, one of them being on the inner surface at the base of the apical tooth, and the primary pygidial plate abruptly narrowed a short distance beyond the secondary plate (Moure, 1945;Silveira et al, 2002;Michener, 2007;Vivallo et al, 2013).…”

“…Despite containing a low number of species (Moure et al, 2007;Vivallo et al, 2013), C. (Xanthemisia) is widely distributed in the New World, being along with Centris (Centris) Fabricius, 1804, C. (Hemisiella) Moure, 1945, C. (Heterocentris) Cockerell, 1899, C. (Melacentris) Moure, 1995, C. (Ptilotopus) Klug, 1810 and C. (Trachina) Klug, 1807 one of the seven subgenera of Centridini that occur in the Caribbean islands (Moure et al, 2007).…”

“…Notwithstanding its easy recognition and low species richness, Centris (Xanthemisia) has been only partially revised, with studies made in Argentina (Roig-Alsina, 2000), Colombia (Vivallo et al, 2013), Central America and Mexico (Snelling, 1984), not existing additional regional nor a comprehensive revision of the subgenus.…”

Phylogeny and biogeography of the oil‐collecting bee subgenus Centris (Wagenknechtia) (Hymenoptera, Apidae)

“…In general, all subgenera of Centris are taxonomically complex due to the large number of described species, their morphological diversity and the lack of modern taxonomical revisions (Vivallo 2013;Vivallo et al, 2013). In the last years, there have been published partial revisions of some subgenera and species groups that help the recognition of some species (Roig-Alsina 2000;Zanella 2002;Vivallo & Melo 2009;Vivallo & Zanella 2012;Vivallo et al, 2013Vivallo 2013Vivallo , 2014Vivallo , 2019Vélez & Vivallo 2018). Despite that this effort has led to increase the taxonomic knowledge of some species, the only subgenera where all taxa have been studied using modern taxonomic approaches are C. (Penthemisia) (Zanella 2002) and C. (Wagenknechtia) (Vivallo 2013).…”