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Checklist for Tribe Euglossini Latreille, 1802 (Orchid bees)
and region La Virgen (Sarapiquí, Costa Rica)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
238
2340
3251
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
238
2340
3251
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
227
2315
3213
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
167
2047
2956
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
35
318
626
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
35
318
626
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
16
189
537
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Apoidea
Latreille, 1802
Apoid Wasps, Bees, Social Bees, Solitary Bees
7
45
47
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyApidae
Latreille, 1802
Bumble bees, Carpenter Bees, Cuckoo Bees, Digger Bees
24
29
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyApinae
Latreille, 1802
Bumble Bees, Digger Bees, Honey bees, Long-horned Bees
20
28
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeEuglossini
Latreille, 1802
Orchid bees
4
12
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for La Virgen
4 Genera with 12 Species
Eufriesea Cockerell, 19772SpeciesTaxom
Euglossa Latreille, 1968Typical Orchid Bees6SpeciesTaxom
Eulaema Lepeletier, 18692SpeciesTaxom
Exaerete Hoffmannsegg, 18452SpeciesTaxom


Species list for La Virgen
12 Species
Eufriesea chrysopyga Mocsáry, 1898
Eufriesea corusca Kimsey, 1977
Euglossa (Euglossa) championi Cheesman, 1929
Euglossa (Euglossa) heterosticta Moure, 1968
Euglossa (Euglossa) purpurea Friese, 1899
Euglossa (Euglossa) townsendi Cockerell, 1904
Euglossa (Euglossella) cyanura Cockerell, 1917
Euglossa (Glossurella) sapphirina Moure, 1968
Eulaema (Apeulaema) marcii Nemésio, 2009
Eulaema (Eulaema) bombiformis Packard, 1869
Exaerete frontalis Guérin-Ménev..., 1845
Exaerete smaragdina Guérin-Ménev..., 1845


Links, sources and further information
Euglossini at itis.gov