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and region Maranhão (Northeast Brazil, Brazil)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
158
810
1285
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
158
810
1285
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
150
800
1274
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
90
528
853
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
18
171
332
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
18
171
332
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
12
157
323
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Apoidea
Latreille, 1802
Apoid Wasps, Bees, Social Bees, Solitary Bees
6
77
165
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyApidae
Latreille, 1802
Bumble bees, Carpenter Bees, Cuckoo Bees, Digger Bees
38
119
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyApinae
Latreille, 1802
Bumble Bees, Digger Bees, Honey bees, Long-horned Bees
36
116
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeEuglossini
Latreille, 1802
Orchid bees
4
34
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Maranhão
4 Genera with 34 Species
Eufriesea Cockerell, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Euglossa Latreille, 1982Typical Orchid Bees21SpeciesTaxom
Eulaema Lepeletier, 19258SpeciesTaxom
Exaerete Hoffmannsegg, 18453SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Maranhão
34 Species
Eufriesea auriceps Friese, 1899
Eufriesea surinamensis Linnaeus, 1758
Euglossa (Euglossa) amazonica Dressler, 1982
Euglossa (Euglossa) bidentata Dressler, 1982
Euglossa (Euglossa) cognata Moure, 1970
Euglossa (Euglossa) cordata (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Euglossa aureiventris Friese, 1899
Euglossa (Euglossa) despecta Moure, 1968
Euglossa (Euglossa) hemichlora (Cockerell, 1917)⇒ Euglossa erythrochlora Moure, 1968
Euglossa (Euglossa) liopoda Dressler, 1982
Euglossa (Euglossa) mixta Friese, 1899
Euglossa (Euglossa) modestior Dressler, 1982
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) orellana Roubik, 2004
Euglossa (Glossura) piliventris (Guérin-Ménev..., 1845)⇒ Euglossa imperialis Cockerell, 1922
Euglossa (Glossurella) augaspis Dressler, 1982
Euglossa (Glossuropoda) intersecta Latreille, 1838Stingless Bee
Euglossa decorata Smith, 1874Arnold's dogwood
Euglossa laevicincta Dressler, 1982
Euglossa parvula Dressler, 1982
Euglossa stilbonota Dressler, 1982
Eulaema (Apeulaema) cingulata Fabricius, 1804Hairy cockle
Eulaema (Apeulaema) marcii Nemésio, 2009
Eulaema (Apeulaema) nigrita Lepeletier, 1841
Eulaema (Apeulaema) pseudocingulata (Oliveira, 2006)⇒ Eulaema cingulata Fabricius, 1804
Eulaema (Eulaema) bombiformis Packard, 1869
Eulaema (Eulaema) meriana (Olivier, 1789)⇒ Eulaema terminata Smith, 1874
Eulaema (Eulaema) polyzona Mocsáry, 1897
Eulaema (Eulaema) tenuifasciata Friese, 1925
Exaerete dentata Linnaeus, 1758
Exaerete frontalis Guérin-Ménev..., 1845
Exaerete smaragdina Guérin-Ménev..., 1845


Links, sources and further information
Euglossini at itis.gov