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Checklist for Tribe Euglossini Latreille, 1802 (Orchid bees)
and region Central America (America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
710
16634
69910
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
706
16624
69896
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
676
16402
69012
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
408
13022
57717
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
74
1820
10064
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
66
1760
10005
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
26
701
6125
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Apoidea
Latreille, 1802
Apoid Wasps, Bees, Social Bees, Solitary Bees
10
348
3716
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyApidae
Latreille, 1802
Bumble bees, Carpenter Bees, Cuckoo Bees, Digger Bees
113
1160
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyApinae
Latreille, 1802
Bumble Bees, Digger Bees, Honey bees, Long-horned Bees
88
906
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeEuglossini
Latreille, 1802
Orchid bees
5
107
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Central America
5 Genera with 107 Species
Aglae Lepeletier &..., 18251SpeciesTaxom
Eufriesea Cockerell, 184026SpeciesTaxom
Euglossa Latreille, 1968Typical Orchid Bees58SpeciesTaxom
Eulaema Lepeletier, 187415SpeciesTaxom
Exaerete Hoffmannsegg, 18457SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Central America
107 Species
Aglae caerulea Lepeletier &..., 1825
Eufriesea anisochlora Kimsey, 1977
Eufriesea barthelli Gonzalez & G..., 2017
Eufriesea caerulescens Lepeletier, 1841
Eufriesea chrysopyga Mocsáry, 1898
Eufriesea concava Friese, 1899
Eufriesea corusca Kimsey, 1977
Eufriesea dressleri Kimsey, 1977
Eufriesea duckei Friese, 1923
Eufriesea engeli Gonzalez & G..., 2017
Eufriesea lucifera Kimsey, 1977
Eufriesea macroglossa Moure, 1965
Eufriesea mexicana Mocsáry, 1897Orchid bee
Eufriesea micheneri Ayala & Engel, 2008
Eufriesea mussitans Fabricius, 1787
Eufriesea oliveri Gonzalez & G..., 2017
Eufriesea ornata Mocsáry, 1896
Eufriesea pallida Kimsey, 1977
Eufriesea pulchra Smith, 1854
Eufriesea purpurata Mocsáry, 1896
Eufriesea rufocauda Kimsey, 1977
Eufriesea rugosa Friese, 1899
Eufriesea schmidtiana Friese, 1925
Eufriesea simillima Moure & Mich..., 1965
Eufriesea surinamensis Linnaeus, 1758
Eufriesea venusta Moure, 1965
Eufriesea violacea Blanchard, 1840
Euglossa (Dasystilbe) obrima Hinojosa-Día..., 2011
Euglossa (Dasystilbe) villosa Moure, 1968
Euglossa (Euglossa) amazonica Dressler, 1982
Euglossa (Euglossa) atroveneta Dressler, 1978Orchid bee
Euglossa (Euglossa) championi Cheesman, 1929
Euglossa (Euglossa) cognata Moure, 1970
Euglossa (Euglossa) cordata (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Euglossa aureiventris Friese, 1899
Euglossa (Euglossa) crininota Dressler, 1978
Euglossa (Euglossa) cybelia Moure, 1968
Euglossa (Euglossa) deceptrix Moure, 1968
Euglossa (Euglossa) despecta Moure, 1968
Euglossa (Euglossa) dressleri 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) igniventris Friese, 1925Southwestern Virginia cave amphipod
Euglossa (Euglossa) maculilabris Moure, 1968
Euglossa (Euglossa) micans Dressler, 1978
Euglossa (Euglossa) mixta Friese, 1899
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 (Euglossa) viridissima Friese, 1899Polished Warrior Euglossa
Euglossa (Euglossella) cyanura Cockerell, 1917
Euglossa (Euglossella) viridis Perty, 1833
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) crassipunctata Moure, 1968
Euglossa (Glossurella) dodsoni Moure, 1965
Euglossa (Glossurella) gorgonensis Cheesman, 1929
Euglossa (Glossurella) oleolucens Dressler, 1978
Euglossa (Glossurella) sapphirina Moure, 1968
Euglossa alleni Moure, 1968
Euglossa annectans Dressler, 1982
Euglossa aureiventris Friese, 1899
Euglossa avicula (Dressler, 1982)⇒ Euglossa heterosticta Moure, 1968
Euglossa azureoviridis Cockerell, 1917
Euglossa cyanaspis Moure, 1968
Euglossa dilemma Bembé & Eltz, 2011Dilemma orchid bee
Euglossa dissimula Dressler, 1978
Euglossa erythrophana
Euglossa gaianii Dressler, 1982
Euglossa hyacinthina Dressler, 1982
Euglossa ioprosopa Dressler, 1982
Euglossa milenae Bembé, 2007
Euglossa nigrosignata Moure, 1969Alabama well amphipod
Euglossa obtusa Dressler, 1978
Euglossa turbinifex Dressler, 1978
Euglossa ultima (Moure, 1968)⇒ Euglossa deceptrix Moure, 1968
Eulaema (Apeulaema) cingulata Fabricius, 1804Hairy cockle
Eulaema (Apeulaema) marcii Nemésio, 2009
Eulaema (Apeulaema) nigrita Lepeletier, 1841
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) leucopyga Friese, 1898
Eulaema (Eulaema) luteola Moure, 1967
Eulaema (Eulaema) meriana (Olivier, 1789)⇒ Eulaema terminata Smith, 1874
Eulaema (Eulaema) nigrifacies Friese, 1897
Eulaema (Eulaema) seabrai (Moure, 1960)⇒ Eulaema bennetti Moure, 1967
Eulaema (Eulaema) speciosa Mocsáry, 1897
Eulaema bennetti Moure, 1967
Eulaema terminata Smith, 1874
Exaerete azteca Moure, 1964Tidewater interstitial amphipod
Exaerete bilamellosa
Exaerete dentata Linnaeus, 1758
Exaerete frontalis Guérin-Ménev..., 1845
Exaerete kimseyae Oliviera, 2011
Exaerete melanura
Exaerete smaragdina Guérin-Ménev..., 1845


Links, sources and further information
Euglossini at itis.gov