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Euglossa (Euglossa) avicula Dressler, 1982
Euglossa avicula 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, Espírito Santo, Conceição da Barra.

Distribution

Neotropical Region: Brazil (Acre [Bujari, Porto Acre, Rio Branco, Senador Guiomard], Amazonas, Bahia [Itamaraju, Porto Seguro, Prado, Santa Cruz Cabrália, Una], Espírito Santo [Conceição Da Barra, Linhares, Sooretama], Maranhão [Buriticupu, Chapadinha], Minas Gerais, Pará [Conceição Do Araguaia], Pernambuco [Cabo De Santo Agostinho])

References

Almeida, R.P.S., Arruda, F.V., Silva, D.P., & Coelho, B.W.T. (2019). Bees (Hymenoptera, Apoidea) in an Ecotonal Cerrado-Amazon Region in Brazil. Sociobiology 66 (3): 457-466 [460] (Distribution record)
Coswosk, J.A., Ferreira, R.A., Soares, E.D.G., & Faria, L.R.R. (2018). Responses of Euglossine Bees (Hymenoptera, Apidae, Euglossina) to an Edge-Forest Gradient in a Large Tabuleiro Forest Remnant in Eastern Brazil. Neotrop. Entomol. 47: 447-456 [451] (Distribution record)
Coswosk, J.A., Soares, E.D.G., & Faria, L.R.R. (2019). Bait traps remain attractive to euglossine bees even after two weeks: a report from Brazilian Atlantic forest. Rev. Bras. Entomol. 63: 1-5 [3] (Distribution record)
Nemésio, A. (2011). Euglossa marianae sp. n. (Hymenoptera: Apidae): a new orchid bee from the Brazilian Atlantic Forest and the possible first documented local extinction of a forest-dependent orchid bee. Zootaxa 2892: 59-68 [62] (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 [40] (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. (2013). Are orchid bees at risk? First comparative survey suggests declining populations of forest-dependent species. Braz. J. Biol. 73 (2): 367-374 [370] (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)
Rebêlo, J. M. M. & Moure, J. S. (1996). As espécies de Euglossa Latreille do Nordeste de São Paulo (Apidae, Euglossinae). Rev. Bras. Zool. 12 (3): 445-466 [460] (Comparative note)
Rebêlo, J.M.M. & Silva, F.S. (1999). Distribuição das abelhas Euglossini (Hymenoptera: Apidae) no Estado do Maranhão, Brasil. An. Soc. Entomol. Bras. 28 (3): 389-401 [394] (Distribution record)
Silva, F.S. (2011). Orchid bee (Hymenoptera: Apidae) community from a gallery forest in the Brazilian Cerrado. Rev. Biol. Trop. 60 (2): 625-633 [628] (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)
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)

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Last update : 17 Jul 2023