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Checklist for Tribe Euglossini Latreille, 1802 (Orchid bees)
and region La Selva Biological Station (Cordillera Volcanica Central, Costa Rica)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
244
2546
4105
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
243
2545
4105
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
231
2505
4047
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
177
2220
3782
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
30
335
870
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
26
331
867
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
13
199
661
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Apoidea
Latreille, 1802
Apoid Wasps, Bees, Social Bees, Solitary Bees
7
83
162
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyApidae
Latreille, 1802
Bumble bees, Carpenter Bees, Cuckoo Bees, Digger Bees
41
101
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyApinae
Latreille, 1802
Bumble Bees, Digger Bees, Honey bees, Long-horned Bees
35
95
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeEuglossini
Latreille, 1802
Orchid bees
4
34
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for La Selva Biological Station
4 Genera with 34 Species
Eufriesea Cockerell, 19253SpeciesTaxom
Euglossa Latreille, 1978Typical Orchid Bees23SpeciesTaxom
Eulaema Lepeletier, 17896SpeciesTaxom
Exaerete Hoffmannsegg, 18452SpeciesTaxom


Species list for La Selva Biological Station
34 Species
Eufriesea macroglossa Moure, 1965
Eufriesea rufocauda Kimsey, 1977
Eufriesea schmidtiana Friese, 1925
Euglossa (Euglossa) championi Cheesman, 1929
Euglossa (Euglossa) cybelia Moure, 1968
Euglossa (Euglossa) hansoni Moure, 1965
Euglossa (Euglossa) hemichlora (Cockerell, 1917)⇒ Euglossa erythrochlora Moure, 1968
Euglossa (Euglossa) heterosticta Moure, 1968
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 (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) crassipunctata Moure, 1968
Euglossa (Glossurella) dodsoni Moure, 1965
Euglossa (Glossurella) gorgonensis Cheesman, 1929
Euglossa (Glossurella) sapphirina Moure, 1968
Euglossa alleni Moure, 1968
Euglossa dilemma Bembé & Eltz, 2011Dilemma orchid bee
Euglossa dissimula Dressler, 1978
Euglossa turbinifex Dressler, 1978
Eulaema (Apeulaema) cingulata Fabricius, 1804Hairy cockle
Eulaema (Apeulaema) marcii Nemésio, 2009
Eulaema (Apeulaema) nigrita Lepeletier, 1841
Eulaema (Eulaema) bombiformis Packard, 1869
Eulaema (Eulaema) luteola Moure, 1967
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