Euglossa (Euglossa) purpurea Friese, 1899
Euglossa (Euglossa) variabilis purpurea
Friese, H. (1899). Monographie der Bienengattung Euglossa Latr. Termeszetr. Fuz. 22: 117-172 [135] .
Type data: lectotype HNHM <M>.
Subsequent designation: Moure, J. S. (1967). A check-list of the known euglossine bees (Hymenoptera, Apidae). Atas do Simpósio sôbre a Biota Amazônica, vol. 5 pp. 395-415 [405] .
Type locality: Panama, Chiriquí.
Distribution
Neotropical Region: Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Panama (Chiriquí)
References
Ackerman, J. D. (1983). Diversity and seasonality of male Euglossine bees (Hymenoptera: Apidae) in Central Panamá. Ecology 64 (2): 274-283 [277, 280] (Table, ecology, citation)
Cheesman, L. E. (1929). Hymenoptera collected on the “St. George” Expedition in Central America and the W. Indies. Trans. Entomol. Soc. Lond. 77 (2): 141-154 [146] (Citation)
Cockerell, T. D. A. (1917). Some euglossine bees. Can. Entomol. 49: 144-146 [145-146]
Dodson, C. H., Dressler, R. L., Hills, H. G., Adams, R. M. & Williams, N. H. (1969). Biologically active compounds in orchid fragrances. Science 164 (3885): 1243-1249 [1248] (Note, pollination)
Dressler, R. L. (1967). Why do euglossine bees visit orchid flowers?. Atas Simp. Biota Amazônica 5: 171-180 [176] (Biology)
Dressler, R. L. (1968). Pollination by euglossine bees. Evolution 22 (1): 202-210 [208]
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Dressler, R. L. (1978). An infrageneric classification of Euglossa, with notes on some features of special taxonomic importance (Hymenoptera; Apidae). Rev. Biol. Trop. 26 (1): 187-198 [194] (Systematic)
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Dressler, R. L. (1982). New species of Euglossa. III. The bursigera species group (Hymenoptera: Apidae). Rev. Biol. Trop. 30 (2): 131-140 [132] (Citation)
Dressler, R. L. (1982). New species of Euglossa. IV. The cordata and purpurea species groups (Hymenoptera: Apidae). Rev. Biol. Trop. 30 (2): 141-150 [141, 146] (Citation)
Friese, H. (1930). Über "Goldbienen" = Euglossa cordata und Verwandte (Hym., Apid.). Zool. Jahrb. Abt. Syst. Geogr. Biol. Tiere 59: 131-137 [134] (Distribution)
Lutz, F. E. & Cockerell, T. D. A. (1920). Notes on distribution and bibliography of North American bees of the families Apidae, Meliponidae, Bombidae, Euglossidae, and Anthophoridae. Bull. Am. Mus. Nat. Hist. 42: 491-641 [549] (Catalog)
Moure, J. S. (1965). Some new species of euglossine bees (Hymenoptera: Apidae). J. Kansas Entomol. Soc. 38 (3): 266-277 [266, 269] (Comparative note)
Moure, J. S. (1967). A check-list of the known euglossine bees (Hymenoptera, Apidae). Atas do Simpósio sôbre a Biota Amazônica, vol. 5 pp. 395-415 [405] (Catalog, distribution)
Moure, J. S. (1968). Espécies novas de Euglossa da América Central (Hymenoptera, Apidae). Bol. Univ. Fed. Parana, Zool. 3 (2): 13-64 [34, 37] (Comparative note)
Oliveira-Junior, J.M.B., Almeida, S.M., Rodrigues, L., Silvério Júnior, A.J. & Anjos-Silva, E.J. (2015). Orchid bees (Apidae: Euglossini) in a forest fragment in the ecotone Cerrado-Amazonian forest, Brazil. Acta Biol. Colomb. 20 (3): 67-78 [71] (Distribution)
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, 461] (Comparative note)
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