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''Euglossa'' is a genus of orchid bees ( Euglossini). Like all their close relatives, they are native to the Neotropics; an introduced population exists in Florida. They are typically bright metallic blue, green, coppery, or golden.
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''Euglossa'' is a genus of orchid bees (Euglossini). Like all their close relatives, they are native to the Neotropics; an introduced population exists in Florida. They are typically bright metallic blue, green, coppery, or golden.
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'' (formerly known as ''E. brullei'') is morphologically and chromatically atypical for the genus, and resembles the related '' Eufriesea'' in a number of characters including coloration.
Distribution
''Euglossa'' occurs naturally from Mexico to Paraguay, northern Argentina, western Brazil, Jamaica, and Trinidad and Tobago, but one species ('' E. dilemma'') has recently been introduced to Florida in the United StatesSpecies
References
Further reading
* * Nemésio, A., (2007): Three new species of Euglossa Latreille (Hymenoptera: Apidae) from Brazil. Zootaxa, vol. 1547, p. 21-31 * Roubik, D. W. (1989): ''Ecology and natural history of tropical bees''. New York: Cambridge Univ. Press. * Cameron, Sydney A.( 2004): Phylogeny and Biology of Neotropical Orchid Bees (Euglossini). ''Annual Review of Entomology'' 49: 377-404.External links
* David Roubik (Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute)Diagnostic photographs of several ''Euglossa'' species
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