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Checklist for Genus Centris Fabricius, 1804 (Centris Bees)
and region South America (America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
1015
31826
191976
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
1012
31805
191924
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
929
31274
189459
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
543
24019
154741
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
86
2887
18019
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
73
2717
17744
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
30
1206
13060
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Apoidea
Latreille, 1802
Apoid Wasps, Bees, Social Bees, Solitary Bees
11
582
6825
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyApidae
Latreille, 1802
Bumble bees, Carpenter Bees, Cuckoo Bees, Digger Bees
185
2136
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyApinae
Latreille, 1802
Bumble Bees, Digger Bees, Honey bees, Long-horned Bees
143
1807
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SupertribeApiti
Latreille, 1802
25
391
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeCentridini
Moure, 1945
Centridine Bees
3
236
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
GenusCentris
Fabricius, 1804
Centris Bees
197Species 
Taxom
 


Genera for South America
1 Genera with 197 Species
Centris Fabricius, 2001Centris Bees201SpeciesTaxom


Species list for South America
197 Species and 4 Subspecies
Centris (Centris) adani Cockerell, 1949
Centris (Centris) aenea Lepeletier, 1841
Centris (Centris) decolorata Lepeletier, 1841Crazy Beach Bee
Centris (Centris) flavifrons Fabricius, 1775
Centris (Centris) inermis (Friese, 1899)⇒ Centris varia Erichson, 1848
Centris (Centris) leprieuri Spinola, 1841
Centris (Centris) nigrofasciata Friese, 1899
Centris (Centris) nitens Lepeletier, 1841
Centris nitens callospila Cockerell, 1937
Centris nitens nitens Lepeletier, 1841
Centris (Centris) obscurior Michener, 1954Long-legged cave amphipod
Centris (Centris) poecila Lepeletier, 1841
Centris (Centris) varia Erichson, 1848
Centris (Centris) versicolor Fabricius, 1775
Centris (Hemisiella) lanipes Fabricius, 1775
Centris (Heterocentris) analis Fabricius, 1804Hairy cockle
Centris (Heterocentris) dichrootricha Moure, 1945
Centris (Heterocentris) difformis Smith, 1854
Centris (Heterocentris) merrillae Cockerell, 1919
Centris (Heterocentris) nigriventris Burmeister, 1876
Centris (Heterocentris) nitida Smith, 1874Arnold's dogwood
Centris (Heterocentris) rhodadelpha Cockerell, 1939
Centris (Heterocentris) tarsata Smith, 1874Arnold's dogwood
Centris (Heterocentris) terminata Smith, 1874Arnold's dogwood
Centris (Heterocentris) transversa Perez, 1905
Centris (Heterocentris) trigonoides Lepeletier, 1841
Centris (Heterocentris) vittata Lepeletier, 1841
Centris (Heterocentris) vulpecula Burmeister, 1876
Centris (Malacentris) atriventris (Mocsáry, 1896)⇒ Centris atripes Mocsáry, 1899
Centris (Melacentris) agilis Smith, 1874Arnold's dogwood
Centris (Melacentris) conspersa Mocsáry, 1899
Centris (Melacentris) flavilabris Mocsáry, 1899
Centris (Melacentris) fusciventris (Mocsáry, 1899)⇒ Centris quadrimaculata Packard, 1869
Centris (Melacentris) insignis Smith, 1854
Centris (Melacentris) lilacina Cockerell, 1919
Centris (Melacentris) mocsaryi Friese, 1899
Centris (Melacentris) obsoleta Lepeletier, 1841
Centris (Melacentris) pectoralis (Burmeister, 1876)⇒ Centris obsoleta Lepeletier, 1841
Centris (Melacentris) plumipes Smith, 1854
Centris (Melacentris) rufosuffusa Cockerell, 1935
Centris (Melacentris) smithiana Friese, 1900
Centris (Paracentris) atripes Mocsáry, 1899
Centris (Paracentris) burgdorfi Friese, 1900
Centris (Paracentris) caelebs Friese, 1900
Centris (Paracentris) californica Timberlake, 1940
Centris (Paracentris) lanosa Cresson, 1872
Centris (Paracentris) nigerrima Spinola, 1851
Centris (Paracentris) pallida Fox, 1899Pallid Bee
Centris (Paracentris) rhodopus Cockerell, 1897Red-legged Centris
Centris (Paracentris) tricolor Friese, 1900
Centris (Penthemisia) buchwaldi (Friese, 1901)⇒ Centris maculifrons Smith, 1854
Centris (Penthemisia) chilensis Spinola, 1851
Centris (Ptilocentris) festiva Smith, 1854
Centris (Ptilocentris) horvathi Friese, 1900
Centris (Ptilocentris) semicaerulea Smith, 1874Arnold's dogwood
Centris (Ptiloptis) americana Klug, 1810
Centris (Ptilopus) maranhensis Ducke, 1911
Centris (Ptilotopus) derasa Lepeletier, 1841
Centris (Ptilotopus) nobilis Westwood, 1840Aztec tobacco
Centris (Ptilotopus) scopipes Friese, 1899
Centris (Ptilotopus) sponsa Smith, 1854
Centris (Trachina) carrikeri Cockerell, 1919
Centris (Trachina) dentata Smith, 1854
Centris (Trachina) fuscata Lepeletier, 1841
Centris (Trachina) longimana Fabricius, 1804Aleutian macoma
Centris (Trachina) similis Fabricius, 1804Hairy cockle
Centris (Trachina) vidua Mocsáry, 1899
Centris (Wagenknechtia) cineraria Smith, 1854
Centris (Wagenknechtia) escomeli Cockerell, 1926
Centris (Wagenknechtia) muralis Burmeister, 1876
Centris (Xanthemesia) bicolor Lepeletier, 1841
Centris (Xanthemesia) lutea Friese, 1899
Centris (Xanthemesia) rubella (Smith, 1854)⇒ Centris ferruginea Lepeletier, 1841
Centris adunca Moure, 2003
Centris aeneiventris Mocsáry, 1899
Centris amica Moure, 1960Little black ant
Centris ancashsumaq Zanella & Vi..., 2009
Centris anisitsi Schrottky, 1908
Centris ardesiaca Friese, 1900
Centris atra Friese, 1900
Centris aureiventris Vivallo, Vel..., 2013
Centris bakeri Cockerell, 1912
Centris bicornuta Mocsáry, 1899
Centris bitaeniata Moure, 2002
Centris boliviensis Mocsáry, 1899
Centris braccata Packard, 1869Woodland strawberry
Centris brethesi Schrottky, 1902
Centris buchholzi Herbst, 1918
Centris byrsonimae Mahlmann & O..., 2012
Centris callospila Cockerell, 1937
Centris calloxantha Cockerell, 1919
Centris catsal Roig-Alsina, 2000
Centris caurensis Cockerell, 1919
Centris caxiensis Ducke, 1907
Centris celadonia Vivallo, Vél..., 2016
Centris ceratops Vélez & Viva..., 2012
Centris chlorura Cockerell, 1919
Centris chrysitis Lepeletier, 1841
Centris clypeata Lepeletier, 1841
Centris collaris Lepeletier, 1841
Centris confusa Moure, 1960
Centris conica (Packard, 1869)⇒ Centris varia Erichson, 1848
Centris cordillerana Roig-Alsina, 2000
Centris danunciae Moure, 2002
Centris decipiens Moure & Seabra, 1960
Centris decorata Smith, 1854
Centris deiopeia Gribodo, 1891
Centris denudans Lepeletier, 1841
Centris dimidiata Olivier, 1789
Centris disclusa Cockerell, 1922
Centris discolor Smith, 1874Arnold's dogwood
Centris dixanthozona Moure & Seabra, 1962
Centris dorsata Lepeletier, 1841
Centris ephippia Smith, 1854
Centris erythrosara Moure & Seabra, 1960
Centris erythrotricha Seabra & Moure, 1961
Centris euphenax Cockerell, 1913
Centris facialis Mocsáry, 1899
Centris ferruginea Lepeletier, 1841
Centris fisheri Snelling, 1974
Centris flavicans Moure, 2003
Centris flavicollis Friese, 1924
Centris flavohirta Friese, 1900
Centris flavopilosa Friese, 1925Southwestern Virginia cave amphipod
Centris flavothoracica Friese, 1899
Centris fluviatilis Friese, 1924
Centris frieseana Moure, 2003
Centris fulva Friese, 1924
Centris furcata Fabricius, 1804Hairy cockle
Centris garleppi Schrottky, 1913
Centris gavisa Snelling, 1988
Centris grenadensis Cockerell, 1919
Centris heterodonta Cockerell, 1912
Centris hyptidis Ducke, 1908
Centris hyptidoides Roig-Alsina, 2000
Centris intermixta Friese, 1900
Centris jujuyana Roig-Alsina, 2000
Centris klugii Friese, 1900
Centris langsdorfii Blanchard, 1840
Centris lateritia Friese, 1899
Centris laticincta Spinola, 1841
Centris lyngbyei Jensen-Haarup, 1908
Centris machadoi Azevedo & Si..., 2005
Centris maculifrons Smith, 1854
Centris mariae Mocsáry, 1896
Centris maroniana Cockerell, 1917
Centris matoensis Cockerell, 1919
Centris melampoda Moure, 2003
Centris melanochlaena Smith, 1874Arnold's dogwood
Centris metathoracica Friese, 1912
Centris mixta Friese, 1904
Centris moerens Perty, 1833
Centris moldenkei Toro & Chiappa, 1989
Centris mourei Roig-Alsina, 2000
Centris nebulosa Vivallo & Vé..., 2016
Centris neffi Moure, 2000
Centris nigrilabris
Centris niveofasciata Friese, 1899
Centris nordestina Vivallo & Za..., 2012
Centris ocellaris Ducke, 1910
Centris ogilviei Cockerell, 1936
Centris orellanai Ruiz, 1940
Centris pachysoma Cockerell, 1919
Centris pleuralis Friese, 1900
Centris plumbea Moure, 2002
Centris proxima Friese, 1899
Centris pseudoephippia Friese, 1900
Centris pulchra Moure, Olive..., 2003
Centris quadrimaculata Packard, 1869Woodland strawberry
Centris restrepoi Moure, 2002
Centris rhodophthalma Perez, 1911
Centris rhodoprocta Moure & Seabra, 1960
Centris rubripes Friese, 1899
Centris rufescens Friese, 1899
Centris rufipes Friese, 1899
Centris rufohirta Friese, 1900
Centris rupestris Azevedo & Si..., 2005
Centris schwarzii
Centris scutellaris Friese, 1899
Centris singularis Ducke, 1904
Centris spilopoda Moure, 1969Alabama well amphipod
Centris superba Ducke, 1904
Centris tamarugalis Toro & Chiappa, 1989
Centris tetrazona Moure & Seabra, 1962
Centris thelyopsis Vivallo & Melo, 2009
Centris thoracica Lepeletier, 1841
Centris toroi Zanella, 2002
Centris torquata Moure & Seabra, 1962
Centris unicincta Friese, 1924
Centris unifasciata Schrottky, 1913
Centris urens Moure, 2000
Centris vallecaucensis Vivallo, Vél..., 2016
Centris vardyorum Roig-Alsina, 2000
Centris violacea Lepeletier, 1841
Centris vogeli Roig-Alsina, 2000
Centris weilenmanni Friese, 1900
Centris willineri Moure, 2000
Centris xanthocnemis Perty, 1833
Centris xanthocnemis ardesiaca Friese, 1901
Centris xanthocnemis xanthocnemis Perty, 1833
Centris xanthomelaena Moure & Castro, 2001


Links, sources and further information
Centris at gbif.org
Centris at irmng.org
Centris at itis.gov