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Centris nigrocaerulea  Smith, 1874
Taxonomic Serial No.: 699064

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Animalia  
  Taxonomic Rank: Species  
  Synonym(s): Centris clypeata Friese, 1900
  
    Centris anthracina Snelling, 1966
  
  Common Name(s):    
       
  Taxonomic Status:    
  Current Standing: valid  
       
  Data Quality Indicators:    
  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
       

 Taxonomic Hierarchy
       
 KingdomAnimalia  – Animal, animaux, animals  
    SubkingdomBilateria  – triploblasts  
       InfrakingdomProtostomia   
          SuperphylumEcdysozoa   
             PhylumArthropoda  – Artrópode, arthropodes, arthropods  
                SubphylumHexapoda  – hexapods  
                   ClassInsecta  – insects, hexapoda, inseto, insectes  
                      SubclassPterygota  – insects ailés, winged insects  
                         InfraclassNeoptera  – modern, wing-folding insects  
                            SuperorderHolometabola   
                               OrderHymenoptera  – abelha, formiga, vespa, ants, bees, wasps  
                                  SuborderApocrita  – abeilles, fourmis, guêpes véritables, narrow-waisted hymenopterans, ants, bees, true wasps  
                                     InfraorderAculeata   
                                        SuperfamilyApoidea  – bees, sphecoid wasps, apoid wasps  
                                           FamilyApidae  – euglossine, euglossines, honey bees, stingless bees  
                                              SubfamilyApinae   
                                                 TribeCentridini   
                                                    GenusCentris Fabricius, 1804  
                                                       SpeciesCentris nigrocaerulea Smith, 1874  
       

 References
       
  Expert(s):    
  Expert: John S. Ascher, PhD   
  Notes: Assistant Professor, Department of Biological Sciences, National University of Singapore   
  Reference for: Centris nigrocaerulea    
       
  Other Source(s):    
  Source: Catalogue of Bees (Hymenoptera, Apoidea) in the Neotropical..., website (version 03July2012)  
  Acquired: 2020   
  Notes: Moure, J. S., Urban, D., and G. A. R. Melo (Orgs). Catalogue of Bees (Hymenoptera, Apoidea) in the Neotropical Region. Available online at http://moure.cria.org.br/catalogue   
  Reference for: Centris nigrocaerulea   
       
  Source: Discover Life bee species guide and world checklist - Draft-54, website (version Draft-54)  
  Acquired: 2020   
  Notes: Ascher, J. S. and J. Pickering. 01 February, 2020. Discover Life bee species guide and world checklist (Hymenoptera: Apoidea: Anthophila). http://www.discoverlife.org/mp/20q?guide=Apoidea_species   
  Reference for: Centris nigrocaerulea   
       
  Publication(s):    
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Smith, Frederick   
  Publication Date: 1874   
  Article/Chapter Title: A Revision of the Genera Epicharis, Centris, Eulema, and Euglossa, belonging to the Family Apidae, Section Scopulipedes   
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: The Annals and Magazine of Natural History, series 4, vol. 13, no. 77   
  Page(s): 357-373   
  Publisher:    
  Publication Place:    
  ISBN/ISSN: 0374-5481   
  Notes: Available at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24342745   
  Reference for: original description   
       

 Geographic Information
       
  Geographic Division: Middle America  
    North America  
       
  Jurisdiction/Origin: Continental US, Native  
    Mexico, Native  
 

 

    

 Comments
       
  Comment: The specific epithet was originally hyphenated and spelled nigro-cærulea. Corrected to nigrocaerulea per ICZN articles 32.5.2.1 and 32.5.2.2  
 

 

    


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