AntsAntsArachnidsArachnids
BeesBeesBeetlesBeetles
BookliceBookliceBugsBugs
BumblebeesBumblebeesButterfliesButterflies
CicadasCicadasCrane fliesCrane flies
DragonfliesDragonfliesEarwigsEarwigs
FliesFliesIsopodsIsopods
LocustsLocustsMantisesMantises
MayfliesMayfliesMosquitoesMosquitoes
MyriapodsMyriapodsNet-wingedNet-winged
Plant-parasiticPlant-parasiticScorpion fliesScorpion flies
TermitesTermitesWaspsWasps
INSECTOIDGERENGDARK LIGHT
Home Arthropoda Imprint Contact
TAXFAMGENSPESUB
Checklist for Tribe Euglossini Latreille, 1802 (Orchid bees)
and region USA (North America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
1098
25856
148294
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
1092
25818
148242
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
999
25344
146344
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
566
19996
121239
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
93
3533
22270
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
80
3318
21195
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
28
1018
10130
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Apoidea
Latreille, 1802
Apoid Wasps, Bees, Social Bees, Solitary Bees
10
450
6453
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyApidae
Latreille, 1802
Bumble bees, Carpenter Bees, Cuckoo Bees, Digger Bees
120
1456
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyApinae
Latreille, 1802
Bumble Bees, Digger Bees, Honey bees, Long-horned Bees
75
812
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeEuglossini
Latreille, 1802
Orchid bees
5
34
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for USA
5 Genera with 34 Species
Eufriesea Cockerell, 19653SpeciesTaxom
Euglassia Latreille, 1802
0SpeciesTaxom
Euglossa Latreille, 1968Typical Orchid Bees20SpeciesTaxom
Eulaema Lepeletier, 18978SpeciesTaxom
Exaerete Hoffmannsegg, 18453SpeciesTaxom


Species list for USA
34 Species
Eufriesea chrysopyga Mocsáry, 1898
Eufriesea fallax Smith, 1854
Eufriesea macroglossa Moure, 1965
Euglossa (Euglossa) championi Cheesman, 1929
Euglossa (Euglossa) deceptrix Moure, 1968
Euglossa (Euglossa) hemichlora (Cockerell, 1917)⇒ Euglossa erythrochlora Moure, 1968
Euglossa (Euglossa) jamaicensis Moure, 1968
Euglossa (Euglossa) purpurea Friese, 1899
Euglossa (Euglossa) variabilis (Friese, 1899)⇒ Euglossa purpurea Friese, 1899
Euglossa (Euglossa) villosiventris Moure, 1968
Euglossa (Euglossa) viridissima Friese, 1899Polished Warrior Euglossa
Euglossa (Glossura) flammea Moure, 1969Alabama well amphipod
Euglossa (Glossura) ignita Smith, 1874Arnold's dogwood
Euglossa (Glossura) imperialis Cockerell, 1922
Euglossa (Glossurella) bursigera Moure, 1970
Euglossa (Glossurella) crassipunctata Moure, 1968
Euglossa (Glossurella) gorgonensis Cheesman, 1929
Euglossa (Glossurella) oleolucens Dressler, 1978
Euglossa (Glossurella) sapphirina Moure, 1968
Euglossa annectans Dressler, 1982
Euglossa dilemma Bembé & Eltz, 2011Dilemma orchid bee
Euglossa hyacinthina Dressler, 1982
Euglossa ultima (Moure, 1968)⇒ Euglossa deceptrix Moure, 1968
Eulaema (Apeulaema) cingulata Fabricius, 1804Hairy cockle
Eulaema (Apeulaema) marcii Nemésio, 2009
Eulaema (Apeulaema) polychroma Mocsáry, 1899
Eulaema (Eulaema) bombiformis Packard, 1869
Eulaema (Eulaema) luteola Moure, 1967
Eulaema (Eulaema) meriana (Olivier, 1789)⇒ Eulaema terminata Smith, 1874
Eulaema (Eulaema) seabrai (Moure, 1960)⇒ Eulaema bennetti Moure, 1967
Eulaema (Eulaema) speciosa Mocsáry, 1897
Exaerete bilamellosa
Exaerete frontalis Guérin-Ménev..., 1845
Exaerete smaragdina Guérin-Ménev..., 1845


Links, sources and further information
Euglossini at itis.gov