Eulaema

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Eulaema
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Hymenoptera Family: Apidae Subfamily: Apinae Tribe: Euglossini Genus: Eulaema Lepeletier, 1841
Diversity
c. 25 species
Species
see text

Eulaema is a genus of euglossine bees. Like all orchid bees, they are restricted to the Neotropics.

They are large brown or black bees, striped and hairy, typically resembling bumblebees.

Contents 1 Species 2 References 3 Further reading 4 External links

[edit] Species

• E. basicincta Moure, 2000
• E. bennetti Moure, 1967
• E. boliviensis (Friese, 1898)
• E. bombiformis (Packard, 1869)
• E. bomboides (Friese, 1923)
• E. chocoana Ospina-Torres & Sandino-Franco, 1997
• E. cingulata (Fabricius, 1804)
• E. flavescens (Friese, 1899)
• E. leucopyga (Friese, 1898)
• E. luteola Moure, 1967
• E. meriana (Olivier, 1789)
• E. mocsaryi (Friese, 1899)
• E. napensis Oliveira, 2006
• E. nigrifacies (Friese, 1897)
• E. nigrita Lepeletier, 1841
• E. parapolyzona Oliveira, 2006
• E. peruviana (Friese, 1903)
• E. polychroma (Mocsáry, 1899)
• E. polyzona (Mocsáry, 1897)
• E. pseudocingulata Oliveira, 2006
• E. seabrai Moure, 1960
• E. sororia Dressler & Ospina-Torres, 1997
• E. speciosa (Mocsáry, 1897)
• E. tenuifasciata (Friese, 1925)
• E. terminata (Smith, 1874)

[edit] References

• Williams, Norris H. & Whitten, W. Mark (1983): Orchid floral fragrances and male euglossine bees: methods and advances in the last sesquidecade. Biol. Bull. 164: 355-395.
• Eulaema (TSN 634119). Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved on 12 June 2008.

[edit] Further reading

• Cameron, Sydney A. (2004): Phylogeny and Biology of Neotropical Orchid Bees (Euglossini). Annual Review of Entomology 49: 377-404. doi:10.1146/annurev.ento.49.072103.115855

[edit] External links

• David Roubik (Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute): Diagnostic photographs of several Eulaema species