Centris (Centris) elegans Smith, 1874 Centris elegans Smith, 1874. 372. Type data: This species was described based on an undetermined number of females collected in Saint Vincent Island, Lesser Antilles. A single specimen was found at NHMUK being here designated the lectotype. The exemplar has the following data label: Type H. T. [red-rimmed circular label, printed]\ S. Vincent [handwritten]\ B.M. TYPE HYM. [printed] 17B.926. [handwritten]\ Centris elegans Smith Type S! Vincent. [light blue, handwritten]\ F. Sm. Coll. 79·22 [printed] Type [handwritten]. The lectotype is in good condition and is coded NHMUK 010812616 in the NHMUK data portal. Type locality: Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: Saint Vincent Island. Centris gracilis Friese, 1901. 350 (unnecessary nom. nov. for C. elegans Smith, 1874). Comment: This species was correctly interpreted by Moure (1960) and Moure et al. (2007).

Published as part of 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), pp. 151-176 in Zootaxa 4729 (2) on page 155, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4729.2.1, http://zenodo.org/record/3632239