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Euglossa (Euglossa) amazonica Dressler, 1982
Euglossa amazonica Dressler, R. L. (1982). New species of Euglossa. IV. The cordata and purpurea species groups (Hymenoptera: Apidae). Rev. Biol. Trop. 30 (2): 141-150 [146] .
Type data: holotype USNM <M>.
Type locality: Brazil, Pará, Belém.

Distribution

Neotropical Region: Brazil (Acre [Bujari, Porto Acre, Rio Branco, Senador Guiomard], Alagoas [Ibateguara, Murici], Amapá, Amazonas [Boca Do Acre, Manaus, Rio Preto Da Eva], Bahia [Camacan, Igrapiúna, Ilhéus, Itamaraju, Ituberá, Porto Seguro, Prado, Una, Uruçuca], Maranhão [Carutapera, Formosa Da Serra Negra], Minas Gerais [Santa Maria Do Salto, Uberaba, Uberlândia], Pará [Belém, Tailândia], Pernambuco [Cabo De Santo Agostinho, Jaqueira], Rondônia [Porto Velho], Roraima [Caracaraí]), Colombia (Amazonas, Putumayo), Peru (Huánuco)

References

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Brito, T.F., Phifer, C.C., Knowlton, J.L., Fiser, C.M., Becker, N.M., Barros, F.C., Contrera, F.A.L., Maués, M.M., Juen, L., Montag, L.F.A., Webster, C.R., Flaspohler, D.J., Santos, M.P.D. & Silva, D.P. (2017). Forest reserves and riparian corridors help maintain orchid bee (Hymenoptera: Euglossini) communities in oil palm plantations in Brazil. Apidologie 48: 575-587 [582] (Distribution record)
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Franceschinelli, E.V., Bergamini, L.L., Silva-Neto, C.L., Elias, M.A.S., Moreira, G.L., Morais, J.M. & Mesquita-Neto, J.N. (2019). Native bee fauna of tomato crops: a comparison of active sampling and pan trapping methods. Iheringia, Sér. Zool. 109: 1-7 [4] (Distribution record)
Leão-Gomes, B. & Nemésio, A. (2020). Orchid bees (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Euglossina) of a savanna-like 'Cerrado' remnant inside an urban area in Central Brazil. North-Western J. Zool. 16 (1(e191203)): 50-58 [233] (Distribution record)
Martins, D.C., Albuquerque, P.M.C., Silva, F.S. & Rebêlo, J.M.M. (2018). Orchid bees (Apidae: Euglossini) in Cerrado remnants in northeast Brazil. J. Nat. Hist. 52 (11-12): 627-644 [632, 635] (Distribution record)
Melo, G.A.R. (2006). Apidae (Subtribos Meliponina e Euglossina) da Região dos Lagos do Amapá pp. 123-130 in Costa-Neto, S.V. (ed.) Inventário Biológico das Áreas do Sucuriju e Região dos Lagos, no Amapá: Relatório Final PROBIO. Macapá: IEPA 218 pp. [126] (Distribution record, as Euglossa amazonica)
Nemésio, A. (2010). The orchid-bee fauna (Hymenoptera: Apidae) of a forest remnant in northeastern Brazil, with new geographic records and an identification key to the known species of the Atlantic Forest of northeastern Brazil. Zootaxa 2656: 55-66 [58] (Distribution record)
Nemésio, A. (2011). The orchid-bee fauna (Hymenoptera: Apidae) of a forest remnant in southern Bahia, Brazil, with new geographic records and an identification key to the known species of the area. Zootaxa 2821: 47-54 [49] (Distribution record)
Nemésio, A. (2012). Species of Euglossa Latreille, 1802 (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Euglossina) belonging to the purpurea species group occurring in eastern Brazil, with description of Euglossa monnei sp. n. Zootaxa 3151: 35-52 [37] (Distribution record)
Nemésio, A. (2012). The western limits of the “Hileia Baiana” for orchid bees, including seven new records for the state of Minas Gerais, eastern Brazil. Spixiana (Munich) 35 (1): 109-116 [112, 113] (Distribution record)
Nemésio, A. (2013). The orchid-bee faunas (Hymenoptera: Apidae) of 'Parque Nacional do Monte Pascoal', 'Parque Nacional do Descobrimento' and three other Atlantic Forest remnants in southern Bahia, eastern Brazil. Braz. J. Biol. 73 (2): 437-446 [440, 441, 442] (Distribution record)
Nemésio, A. (2013). The orchid-bee fauna (Hymenoptera: Apidae) of 'Reserva Biológica de Una', a hotspot in the Atlantic Forest of southern Bahia, eastern Brazil. Braz. J. Biol. 73 (2): 347-352 [349] (Distribution record)
Nemésio, A. (2014). The orchid-bee faunas (Hymenoptera: Apidae) of 'Reserva Ecológica Michelin', 'RPPN Serra Bonita' and one Atlantic Forest remnant in the state of Bahia, Brazil, with new geographic records. Braz. J. Biol. 74 (1): 16-22 [18] (Distribution record)
Nemésio, A. (2016). Orchid bees (Hymenoptera, Apidae) from the Brazilian savanna-like 'Cerrado': how to adequately survey under low population densities?. North-Western J. Zool. 12 (2): 230-238 [233] (Distribution record)
Nemésio, A. & Santos Junior, J.E. (2014). Is the “Centro de Endemismo Pernambuco” a biodiversity hotspot for orchid bees?. Braz. J. Biol. 74 (3): 78-92 [82] (Distribution record)
Oliveira, R., Pinto, C.E. & Schlindwein, C. (2015). Two common species dominate the species-rich Euglossine bee fauna of an Atlantic Rainforest remnant in Pernambuco, Brazil. Braz. J. Biol. 75 (4): 1-8 [4] (Distribution record)
Santos Júnior, J.E., Ferrari, R.R. & Nemésio, A. (2014). he orchid-bee fauna (Hymenoptera: Apidae) of a forest remnant in the southern portion of the Brazilian Amazon. Braz. J. Biol. 74 (3): 184-190 [186] (Distribution record)
Silva, S.J.R., Silva, A.S. & Pereira, J.P.R. (2015). Riqueza e abundância de abelhas Euglossina (Hymenoptera, Apidae) em fragmento de floresta, no município de Caracaraí, Roraima, Brasil. Bol. Mus. Int. de Roraima 9 (1): 1-7 [4] (Distribution record)
Silveira, F. A., Melo, G. A. R. & Almeida, E. A. B. (2002). Abelhas Brasileiras: Sistemática e Identificação. Belo Horizonte: F. A. Silveira 253 pp. [77] (Distribution)
Silveira, G.C., Freitas, R.F., Tosta, T.H.A., Rabelo, L.S., Gaglianone, M.C. & Augusto, S.C. (2015). The orchid bee fauna in the Brazilian savanna: do forest formations contribute to higher species diversity?. Apidologie 46: 197-208 [201] (Distribution record)
Storck-Tonon, D., Morato, E.F., Melo, A.W.F. & Oliveira, M.L. (2013). Orchid Bees of forest fragments in Southwestern Amazonia. Biota Neotrop. 13 (1): 133-141 [136] (Distribution record)
Storck-tonon, D., Morato, E.F. & Oliveira, M.L. (2009). Fauna de Euglossina (Hymenoptera: Apidae) da Amazônia Sul-Ocidental, Acre, Brasil. Acta Amazonica 39 (3): 693-706 [696] (Distribution record)
Storck-Tonon, D., Silva, M.V., & Morato, E.F. (2011). Checklist of Orchid bees (Hymenoptera: Apidae) of “Lago do Silêncio” Area, Boca do Acre, Amazonas, Brazil. Check List 7 (5): 648-651 [649] (Distribution record)

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