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Checklist for Tribe Euglossini Latreille, 1802 (Orchid bees)
and region Suriname (Northern South America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
336
3147
6534
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
335
3146
6533
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
317
3043
6214
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
192
2374
5149
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
33
245
714
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
30
233
711
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
15
187
660
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Apoidea
Latreille, 1802
Apoid Wasps, Bees, Social Bees, Solitary Bees
5
66
131
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyApidae
Latreille, 1802
Bumble bees, Carpenter Bees, Cuckoo Bees, Digger Bees
34
104
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyApinae
Latreille, 1802
Bumble Bees, Digger Bees, Honey bees, Long-horned Bees
30
98
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeEuglossini
Latreille, 1802
Orchid bees
5
40
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Suriname
5 Genera with 40 Species
Aglae Lepeletier &..., 18251SpeciesTaxom
Eufriesea Cockerell, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Euglossa Latreille, 1982Typical Orchid Bees24SpeciesTaxom
Eulaema Lepeletier, 187410SpeciesTaxom
Exaerete Hoffmannsegg, 18453SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Suriname
40 Species
Aglae caerulea Lepeletier &..., 1825
Eufriesea formosa Mocsáry, 1908
Eufriesea surinamensis Linnaeus, 1758
Euglossa (Euglossa) bidentata Dressler, 1982
Euglossa (Euglossa) chlorina Dressler, 1982
Euglossa (Euglossa) cognata Moure, 1970
Euglossa (Euglossa) despecta Moure, 1968
Euglossa (Euglossa) erythrochlora Moure, 1968
Euglossa (Euglossa) hemichlora (Cockerell, 1917)⇒ Euglossa erythrochlora Moure, 1968
Euglossa (Euglossa) heterosticta Moure, 1968
Euglossa (Euglossa) mixta Friese, 1899
Euglossa (Euglossa) mourei Dressler, 1982
Euglossa (Euglossa) pleosticta Dressler, 1982
Euglossa (Euglossa) tridentata Moure, 1970
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 (Glossurella) crassipunctata Moure, 1968
Euglossa (Glossurella) stilbonata Dressler, 1982
Euglossa (Glossuropoda) intersecta Latreille, 1838Stingless Bee
Euglossa ioprosopa Dressler, 1982
Euglossa polita (Ducke, 1902)⇒ Euglossa viridis Perty, 1833
Euglossa retroviridis Dressler, 1982
Euglossa stilbonota Dressler, 1982
Eulaema (Apeulaema) cingulata Fabricius, 1804Hairy cockle
Eulaema (Apeulaema) mocsaryi Friese, 1899
Eulaema (Apeulaema) nigrita Lepeletier, 1841
Eulaema (Apeulaema) pseudocingulata (Oliveira, 2006)⇒ Eulaema cingulata Fabricius, 1804
Eulaema (Eulaema) bombiformis Packard, 1869
Eulaema (Eulaema) flavescens Friese, 1899
Eulaema (Eulaema) meriana (Olivier, 1789)⇒ Eulaema terminata Smith, 1874
Eulaema (Eulaema) peruviana Friese, 1903
Eulaema (Eulaema) polyzona Mocsáry, 1897
Eulaema terminata Smith, 1874
Exaerete frontalis Guérin-Ménev..., 1845
Exaerete lepeletieri (Oliviera & N..., 2003)⇒ Exaerete frontalis Guérin-Ménev..., 1845
Exaerete smaragdina Guérin-Ménev..., 1845


Links, sources and further information
Euglossini at itis.gov