Eulaema nigrita

Eulaema nigrita
Eulaema nigrita on a Periandra mediterranea flower
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Apidae
Genus: Eulaema
Species:
E. nigrita
Binomial name
Eulaema nigrita
Lepeletier, 1841
Synonyms
  • Centris nigrita raymondii Schrottky, 1907
  • Euglossa nigrita nigriceps Friese, 1923
  • Eulaema analis Lepeletier, 1841
  • Eulaema willei Moure, 1963

Eulaema nigrita is a species of large-bodied bee in the tribe Euglossini, the orchid bees.[1][2] It is commonly known as the black orchid bee. It is found from Costa Rica through northern Argentina. The species nests in pre-existing cavities.[3]

  1. ^ "Eulaema nigrita". animaldiversity.org. 2023. Retrieved 2023-11-20.
  2. ^ "Eulaema nigrita Lepeletier, 1841". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 2024-07-29.
  3. ^ Silva, da; Inês, Cláudia; Bordon, Gomes; Filho, Correia da Rocha; Garófalo, Carlos Alberto (1990-01-06). "The importance of plant diversity in maintaining the pollinator bee, Eulaema nigrita (Hymenoptera: Apidae) in sweet passion fruit fields". Revista de Biología Tropical. 60 (4): 1553–1565. ISSN 0034-7744. Retrieved 2024-07-29.