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Checklist for Tribe Euglossini Latreille, 1802 (Orchid bees)
and region South Brazil (Brazil)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
447
5281
10268
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
447
5281
10268
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
431
5219
10149
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
275
4237
8364
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
51
664
1566
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
46
647
1541
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
18
409
1309
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Apoidea
Latreille, 1802
Apoid Wasps, Bees, Social Bees, Solitary Bees
9
213
638
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyApidae
Latreille, 1802
Bumble bees, Carpenter Bees, Cuckoo Bees, Digger Bees
86
279
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyApinae
Latreille, 1802
Bumble Bees, Digger Bees, Honey bees, Long-horned Bees
66
226
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeEuglossini
Latreille, 1802
Orchid bees
4
27
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for South Brazil
4 Genera with 27 Species
Eufriesea Cockerell, 18985SpeciesTaxom
Euglossa Latreille, 1899Typical Orchid Bees15SpeciesTaxom
Eulaema Lepeletier, 18974SpeciesTaxom
Exaerete Hoffmannsegg, 18453SpeciesTaxom


Species list for South Brazil
27 Species
Eufriesea concava Friese, 1899
Eufriesea distinguenda Gribodo, 1882
Eufriesea superba Hoffmannsegg, 1817
Eufriesea violacea Blanchard, 1840
Eufriesea violascens Mocsáry, 1898
Euglossa (Euglossa) heterosticta Moure, 1968
Euglossa (Euglossa) mixta Friese, 1899
Euglossa (Euglossa) pleosticta Dressler, 1982
Euglossa (Euglossa) purpurea Friese, 1899
Euglossa (Euglossa) townsendi Cockerell, 1904
Euglossa (Euglossa) truncata Rebêlo & Moure, 1995
Euglossa (Euglossa) variabilis (Friese, 1899)⇒ Euglossa purpurea Friese, 1899
Euglossa (Glossura) ignita Smith, 1874Arnold's dogwood
Euglossa (Glossura) imperialis Cockerell, 1922
Euglossa (Glossurella) allosticta Moure, 1969Alabama well amphipod
Euglossa (Glossurella) sapphirina Moure, 1968
Euglossa annectans Dressler, 1982
Euglossa fimbriata Rebêlo & Moure, 1995
Euglossa iopoecila Dressler, 1982
Euglossa mandibularis Friese, 1899
Eulaema (Apeulaema) nigrita Lepeletier, 1841
Eulaema (Eulaema) bombiformis Packard, 1869
Eulaema (Eulaema) meriana (Olivier, 1789)⇒ Eulaema terminata Smith, 1874
Eulaema (Eulaema) nigrifacies Friese, 1897
Exaerete dentata Linnaeus, 1758
Exaerete frontalis Guérin-Ménev..., 1845
Exaerete smaragdina Guérin-Ménev..., 1845


Links, sources and further information
Euglossini at itis.gov