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Checklist for Tribe Euglossini Latreille, 1802 (Orchid bees)
and region Trinidad and Tobago (Caribbean islands)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
401
3514
6584
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
400
3513
6582
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
385
3451
6458
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
243
2759
5315
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
43
418
943
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
40
415
940
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
16
214
631
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Apoidea
Latreille, 1802
Apoid Wasps, Bees, Social Bees, Solitary Bees
7
71
116
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyApidae
Latreille, 1802
Bumble bees, Carpenter Bees, Cuckoo Bees, Digger Bees
34
72
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyApinae
Latreille, 1802
Bumble Bees, Digger Bees, Honey bees, Long-horned Bees
29
67
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeEuglossini
Latreille, 1802
Orchid bees
4
20
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Trinidad and Tobago
4 Genera with 20 Species
Eufriesea Cockerell, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Euglossa Latreille, 1982Typical Orchid Bees13SpeciesTaxom
Eulaema Lepeletier, 18744SpeciesTaxom
Exaerete Hoffmannsegg, 17581SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Trinidad and Tobago
20 Species
Eufriesea flaviventris Friese, 1899
Eufriesea surinamensis Linnaeus, 1758
Euglossa (Euglossa) chlorina Dressler, 1982
Euglossa (Euglossa) cordata (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Euglossa aureiventris Friese, 1899
Euglossa (Euglossa) erythrochlora Moure, 1968
Euglossa (Euglossa) hemichlora (Cockerell, 1917)⇒ Euglossa erythrochlora Moure, 1968
Euglossa (Euglossa) modestior Dressler, 1982
Euglossa (Euglossa) tridentata Moure, 1970
Euglossa (Glossura) ignita Smith, 1874Arnold's dogwood
Euglossa (Glossura) imperialis Cockerell, 1922
Euglossa (Glossurella) augaspis Dressler, 1982
Euglossa (Glossurella) stilbonata Dressler, 1982
Euglossa aureiventris Friese, 1899
Euglossa ioprosopa Dressler, 1982
Euglossa stilbonota Dressler, 1982
Eulaema (Apeulaema) cingulata Fabricius, 1804Hairy cockle
Eulaema basicincta Moure, 2000
Eulaema bennetti Moure, 1967
Eulaema terminata Smith, 1874
Exaerete dentata Linnaeus, 1758


Links, sources and further information
Euglossini at itis.gov