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Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
657
12365
38331
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
653
12348
38295
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
627
12188
37884
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
383
9584
30287
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
66
1318
4312
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
59
1295
4286
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
23
537
2798
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Apoidea
Latreille, 1802
Apoid Wasps, Bees, Social Bees, Solitary Bees
9
227
1089
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyApidae
Latreille, 1802
Bumble bees, Carpenter Bees, Cuckoo Bees, Digger Bees
67
388
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyApinae
Latreille, 1802
Bumble Bees, Digger Bees, Honey bees, Long-horned Bees
52
307
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeEuglossini
Latreille, 1802
Orchid bees
4
58
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Caribbean
4 Genera with 58 Species
Eufriesea Cockerell, 175810SpeciesTaxom
Euglossa Latreille, 1982Typical Orchid Bees35SpeciesTaxom
Eulaema Lepeletier, 187410SpeciesTaxom
Exaerete Hoffmannsegg, 18453SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Caribbean
58 Species
Eufriesea chrysopyga Mocsáry, 1898
Eufriesea concava Friese, 1899
Eufriesea fallax Smith, 1854
Eufriesea flaviventris Friese, 1899
Eufriesea laniventris Ducke, 1902
Eufriesea melissiflora G. Poinar, 1998
Eufriesea mussitans Fabricius, 1787
Eufriesea pulchra Smith, 1854
Eufriesea schmidtiana Friese, 1925
Eufriesea surinamensis Linnaeus, 1758
Euglossa (Euglossa) championi Cheesman, 1929
Euglossa (Euglossa) chlorina Dressler, 1982
Euglossa (Euglossa) cognata Moure, 1970
Euglossa (Euglossa) cordata (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Euglossa aureiventris Friese, 1899
Euglossa (Euglossa) despecta Moure, 1968
Euglossa (Euglossa) erythrochlora Moure, 1968
Euglossa (Euglossa) hansoni Moure, 1965
Euglossa (Euglossa) hemichlora (Cockerell, 1917)⇒ Euglossa erythrochlora Moure, 1968
Euglossa (Euglossa) heterosticta Moure, 1968
Euglossa (Euglossa) jamaicensis Moure, 1968
Euglossa (Euglossa) mixta Friese, 1899
Euglossa (Euglossa) modestior Dressler, 1982
Euglossa (Euglossa) purpurea Friese, 1899
Euglossa (Euglossa) townsendi Cockerell, 1904
Euglossa (Euglossa) tridentata Moure, 1970
Euglossa (Euglossa) variabilis (Friese, 1899)⇒ Euglossa purpurea Friese, 1899
Euglossa (Euglossa) villosiventris Moure, 1968
Euglossa (Euglossella) cyanura Cockerell, 1917
Euglossa (Glossura) flammea Moure, 1969Alabama well amphipod
Euglossa (Glossura) ignita Smith, 1874Arnold's dogwood
Euglossa (Glossura) imperialis Cockerell, 1922
Euglossa (Glossura) piliventris (Guérin-Ménev..., 1845)⇒ Euglossa imperialis Cockerell, 1922
Euglossa (Glossurella) allosticta Moure, 1969Alabama well amphipod
Euglossa (Glossurella) asarophora Moure & Saka..., 1969
Euglossa (Glossurella) augaspis Dressler, 1982
Euglossa (Glossurella) bursigera Moure, 1970
Euglossa (Glossurella) dodsoni Moure, 1965
Euglossa (Glossurella) gorgonensis Cheesman, 1929
Euglossa (Glossurella) sapphirina Moure, 1968
Euglossa (Glossurella) stilbonata Dressler, 1982
Euglossa aureiventris Friese, 1899
Euglossa ioprosopa Dressler, 1982
Euglossa milenae Bembé, 2007
Euglossa moronei Engel, 1999
Euglossa stilbonota Dressler, 1982
Eulaema (Apeulaema) cingulata Fabricius, 1804Hairy cockle
Eulaema (Apeulaema) marcii Nemésio, 2009
Eulaema (Apeulaema) polychroma Mocsáry, 1899
Eulaema (Apeulaema) pseudocingulata (Oliveira, 2006)⇒ Eulaema cingulata Fabricius, 1804
Eulaema (Eulaema) bombiformis Packard, 1869
Eulaema (Eulaema) flavescens Friese, 1899
Eulaema (Eulaema) meriana (Olivier, 1789)⇒ Eulaema terminata Smith, 1874
Eulaema basicincta Moure, 2000
Eulaema bennetti Moure, 1967
Eulaema terminata Smith, 1874
Exaerete dentata Linnaeus, 1758
Exaerete frontalis Guérin-Ménev..., 1845
Exaerete smaragdina Guérin-Ménev..., 1845


Links, sources and further information
Euglossini at itis.gov