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Checklist for Tribe Euglossini Latreille, 1802 (Orchid bees)
and region West Africa (Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
614
13248
40770
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
610
13239
40744
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
581
13079
40224
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
365
10638
34907
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
64
1352
4180
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
58
1330
4145
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
23
552
2483
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Apoidea
Latreille, 1802
Apoid Wasps, Bees, Social Bees, Solitary Bees
10
197
888
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyApidae
Latreille, 1802
Bumble bees, Carpenter Bees, Cuckoo Bees, Digger Bees
71
290
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyApinae
Latreille, 1802
Bumble Bees, Digger Bees, Honey bees, Long-horned Bees
54
166
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeEuglossini
Latreille, 1802
Orchid bees
4
20
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for West Africa
4 Genera with 20 Species
Eufriesea Cockerell, 17874SpeciesTaxom
Euglossa Latreille, 1922Typical Orchid Bees8SpeciesTaxom
Eulaema Lepeletier, 17895SpeciesTaxom
Exaerete Hoffmannsegg, 18453SpeciesTaxom


Species list for West Africa
20 Species
Eufriesea anisochlora Kimsey, 1977
Eufriesea fallax Smith, 1854
Eufriesea mexicana Mocsáry, 1897Orchid bee
Eufriesea mussitans Fabricius, 1787
Euglossa (Dasystilbe) obrima Hinojosa-Día..., 2011
Euglossa (Dasystilbe) villosa Moure, 1968
Euglossa (Euglossa) championi Cheesman, 1929
Euglossa (Euglossa) townsendi Cockerell, 1904
Euglossa (Euglossa) variabilis (Friese, 1899)⇒ Euglossa purpurea Friese, 1899
Euglossa (Euglossa) villosiventris Moure, 1968
Euglossa (Euglossa) viridissima Friese, 1899Polished Warrior Euglossa
Euglossa (Glossura) imperialis Cockerell, 1922
Eulaema (Apeulaema) nigrita Lepeletier, 1841
Eulaema (Apeulaema) polychroma Mocsáry, 1899
Eulaema (Eulaema) bombiformis Packard, 1869
Eulaema (Eulaema) luteola Moure, 1967
Eulaema (Eulaema) meriana (Olivier, 1789)⇒ Eulaema terminata Smith, 1874
Exaerete dentata Linnaeus, 1758
Exaerete frontalis Guérin-Ménev..., 1845
Exaerete smaragdina Guérin-Ménev..., 1845


Links, sources and further information
Euglossini at itis.gov