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Checklist for Tribe Euglossini Latreille, 1802 (Orchid bees)
and region Cuba (Greater Antilles)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
469
5808
11540
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
466
5804
11535
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
448
5740
11408
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
276
4596
9294
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
47
634
1147
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
43
628
1142
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
17
283
786
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Apoidea
Latreille, 1802
Apoid Wasps, Bees, Social Bees, Solitary Bees
8
108
247
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyApidae
Latreille, 1802
Bumble bees, Carpenter Bees, Cuckoo Bees, Digger Bees
42
119
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyApinae
Latreille, 1802
Bumble Bees, Digger Bees, Honey bees, Long-horned Bees
32
97
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeEuglossini
Latreille, 1802
Orchid bees
4
30
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Cuba
4 Genera with 30 Species
Eufriesea Cockerell, 19252SpeciesTaxom
Euglossa Latreille, 2007Typical Orchid Bees22SpeciesTaxom
Eulaema Lepeletier, 17894SpeciesTaxom
Exaerete Hoffmannsegg, 18452SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cuba
30 Species
Eufriesea chrysopyga Mocsáry, 1898
Eufriesea schmidtiana Friese, 1925
Euglossa (Euglossa) championi Cheesman, 1929
Euglossa (Euglossa) cognata Moure, 1970
Euglossa (Euglossa) despecta Moure, 1968
Euglossa (Euglossa) erythrochlora Moure, 1968
Euglossa (Euglossa) hansoni Moure, 1965
Euglossa (Euglossa) heterosticta Moure, 1968
Euglossa (Euglossa) mixta Friese, 1899
Euglossa (Euglossa) purpurea Friese, 1899
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 (Glossurella) allosticta Moure, 1969Alabama well amphipod
Euglossa (Glossurella) asarophora Moure & Saka..., 1969
Euglossa (Glossurella) bursigera Moure, 1970
Euglossa (Glossurella) dodsoni Moure, 1965
Euglossa (Glossurella) gorgonensis Cheesman, 1929
Euglossa (Glossurella) sapphirina Moure, 1968
Euglossa milenae Bembé, 2007
Eulaema (Apeulaema) marcii Nemésio, 2009
Eulaema (Apeulaema) polychroma Mocsáry, 1899
Eulaema (Eulaema) bombiformis Packard, 1869
Eulaema (Eulaema) meriana (Olivier, 1789)⇒ Eulaema terminata Smith, 1874
Exaerete frontalis Guérin-Ménev..., 1845
Exaerete smaragdina Guérin-Ménev..., 1845


Links, sources and further information
Euglossini at itis.gov