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Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
569
8211
23107
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
566
8203
23100
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
541
8080
22778
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
342
6365
19175
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
53
709
2096
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
49
686
2082
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
18
374
1698
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Apoidea
Latreille, 1802
Apoid Wasps, Bees, Social Bees, Solitary Bees
8
155
421
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyApidae
Latreille, 1802
Bumble bees, Carpenter Bees, Cuckoo Bees, Digger Bees
64
269
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyApinae
Latreille, 1802
Bumble Bees, Digger Bees, Honey bees, Long-horned Bees
52
246
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeEuglossini
Latreille, 1802
Orchid bees
5
68
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Ecuador
5 Genera with 68 Species
Aglae Lepeletier &..., 18251SpeciesTaxom
Eufriesea Cockerell, 17583SpeciesTaxom
Euglossa Latreille, 2011Typical Orchid Bees45SpeciesTaxom
Eulaema Lepeletier, 187416SpeciesTaxom
Exaerete Hoffmannsegg, 18453SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Ecuador
68 Species
Aglae caerulea Lepeletier &..., 1825
Eufriesea chrysopyga Mocsáry, 1898
Eufriesea lucifera Kimsey, 1977
Eufriesea surinamensis Linnaeus, 1758
Euglossa (Euglossa) amazonica Dressler, 1982
Euglossa (Euglossa) cognata Moure, 1970
Euglossa (Euglossa) cybelia Moure, 1968
Euglossa (Euglossa) deceptrix Moure, 1968
Euglossa (Euglossa) erythrochlora Moure, 1968
Euglossa (Euglossa) gibbosa Dressler, 1982
Euglossa (Euglossa) hansoni Moure, 1965
Euglossa (Euglossa) hemichlora (Cockerell, 1917)⇒ Euglossa erythrochlora Moure, 1968
Euglossa (Euglossa) heterosticta Moure, 1968
Euglossa (Euglossa) iopyrrha Dressler, 1982
Euglossa (Euglossa) mixta Friese, 1899
Euglossa (Euglossa) nigropilosa Moure, 1965
Euglossa (Euglossa) purpurea Friese, 1899
Euglossa (Euglossa) securigera Dressler, 1982
Euglossa (Euglossa) townsendi Cockerell, 1904
Euglossa (Euglossa) tridentata Moure, 1970
Euglossa (Euglossa) variabilis (Friese, 1899)⇒ Euglossa purpurea Friese, 1899
Euglossa (Glossura) chalybeata Friese, 1925Southwestern Virginia cave amphipod
Euglossa (Glossura) ignita Smith, 1874Arnold's dogwood
Euglossa (Glossura) imperialis Cockerell, 1922
Euglossa (Glossura) occidentalis Roubik, 2004
Euglossa (Glossura) orellana Roubik, 2004
Euglossa (Glossura) piliventris (Guérin-Ménev..., 1845)⇒ Euglossa imperialis Cockerell, 1922
Euglossa (Glossurella) allosticta Moure, 1969Alabama well amphipod
Euglossa (Glossurella) bursigera Moure, 1970
Euglossa (Glossurella) macrorhyncha Dressler, 1982
Euglossa (Glossurella) rufipes Rasmussen & ..., 2006
Euglossa (Glossurella) viridifrons Dressler, 1982
Euglossa (Glossuropoda) intersecta Latreille, 1838Stingless Bee
Euglossa (Glossuropoda) rugilabris Moure, 1967
Euglossa aureiventris Friese, 1899
Euglossa avicula (Dressler, 1982)⇒ Euglossa heterosticta Moure, 1968
Euglossa celiae Hinojosa-Día..., 2014
Euglossa charapensis Cockerell, 1917
Euglossa decorata Smith, 1874Arnold's dogwood
Euglossa fuscifrons Dressler, 1982
Euglossa granti Cheesman, 1929
Euglossa ioprosopa Dressler, 1982
Euglossa prasina Dressler, 1982
Euglossa samperi Ramirez, 2006
Euglossa subandina Hinojosa-Día..., 2014
Euglossa tiputini Roubik, 2004
Euglossa trinotata Dressler, 1982
Euglossa turbinifex Dressler, 1978
Euglossa williamsi Hinojosa-Día..., 2011
Eulaema (Apeulaema) boliviensis Friese, 1898
Eulaema (Apeulaema) cingulata Fabricius, 1804Hairy cockle
Eulaema (Apeulaema) mocsaryi Friese, 1899
Eulaema (Apeulaema) polychroma Mocsáry, 1899
Eulaema (Apeulaema) pseudocingulata (Oliveira, 2006)⇒ Eulaema cingulata Fabricius, 1804
Eulaema (Eulaema) bombiformis Packard, 1869
Eulaema (Eulaema) bomboides Friese, 1923
Eulaema (Eulaema) flavescens Friese, 1899
Eulaema (Eulaema) leucopyga Friese, 1898
Eulaema (Eulaema) meriana (Olivier, 1789)⇒ Eulaema terminata Smith, 1874
Eulaema (Eulaema) seabrai (Moure, 1960)⇒ Eulaema bennetti Moure, 1967
Eulaema (Eulaema) speciosa Mocsáry, 1897
Eulaema bruesi Cockerell, 1914
Eulaema pallescens Moure, 2000
Eulaema sororia Dressler & O..., 1997
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