Genus Eulaema Lepeletier de Saint Fargeau, 1841 Eulaema Lepeletier de Saint Fargeau, 1841: 11 Type species: Apis dimidiata Fabricius, 1793, by designation of Smith, 1874: 441. Eulaenia Spinola, 1851: 167 Lapsus for Eulaema Lepeletier de Saint Fargeau, 1841. Eulema Smith, 1854: 380 unjustified emendation of Eulaema Lepeletier de Saint Fargeau, 1841. Eulaima Dominique, 1898: 59 Lapsus for Eulaema Lepeletier de Saint Fargeau, 1841. Two subgenera are recognized in Eulaema Eulaema Lepeletier de Saint Fargeau, 1841: 11. Apeulaema Moure, 1950: 184–186. Type species: Eulaema fasciata Lepeletier de Saint Fargeau, 1841, by original designation. Eulaema atleticana Nemésio, 2009a: 185 –187, figs. 184a–d, Holotype 3, UFMG: BRAZIL, Bahia, Valença, Cajaíba, leg. Neves. Eulaema. Eulaema basicincta [Eulaema (Eulaema)] Moure, 2003 (“ 2000 ”): 44–45, pl. 4, fig. 16, Holotype 3, DZUP: TRIN- IDAD & TOBAGO, Aripo Valley, leg. Bennett. Eulaema. Eulaema bennetti [Eulaema (Eulaema)] Moure, 1967a: 384–388, Holotype 3,?; CIBC collection transferred to CABI Caribbean and Latin America, but there is no holotype: TRINIDAD & TOBAGO, Aripo Valley, leg. Bennett. Eulaema. Eulaema boliviensis [Eulema!] Friese, 1898: 205 –206, Lectotype Ƥ, designated by Moure, 1967b: 411, ZMHB: BOLIVIA: Purchased through Dr. O. Staudinger's insect dealership, Dresden, Germany. Apeulaema. Eulaema bombiformis [Euglossa] (Packard, 1869: 57–58), Holotype Ƥ, MCZ: ECUADOR, Pichincha–Napo, Quito (probably en route to Napo river), leg. Smithsonian Expedition/Orton. Eulaema. Eulaema bomboides [Euglossa (Eulaema)] (Friese, 1923: 28), Lectotype Ƥ, designated by Moure, 1967b: 411, AMNH (type status unconfirmed): ECUADOR, Bolívar, Balsapampa (Balzapampa). Eulaema. Eulaema chocoana Ospina-Torres & Sandino-Franco, 1997: 166 –172, figs. 1, 2, 3a, 4a, 5, 6a, 7, 8, Holotype 3, ICN (Laboratorio de Investigaciones en Abejas): COLOMBIA, Nariño, Barbacoas, Pueblo Nuevo, Río Malaunde chiquito, leg. Sandino. Eulaema. Eulaema cingulata [Centris] (Fabricius, 1804: 355), image: Nemésio, 2009a: 159, 163a–d, Lectotype Ƥ, designated by Moure, 1960: 145, ZMUC: “ America meridionali” (possibly GUYANA). Apeulaema. cajennensis Lepeletier de Saint Fargeau, 1841: 14, Lectotype 3, designated by Moure, 1967b: 411 (cf. ICZN Art. 74.6),?: FRENCH GUIANA, Cayenne. Apeulaema. fasciata Lepeletier de Saint Fargeau, 1841: 12, image: Nemésio, 2009a: 165 a–d, Lectotype Ƥ, designated by Moure, 1967b: 411, MNHN: FRENCH GUIANA, Cayenne. Apeulaema. pseudocingulata Oliveira, 2006: 122–124, fig. 1f, image: Nemésio, 2009a: 162a–d, Holotype 3, RPSP: BRA- ZIL, Amazonas, Arumã, leg. Camargo & Mazucato. Apeulaema. Eulaema felipei Nemésio, 2010: 54 –56, figs. 3a–3d, Holotype 3, UFMG: BRAZIL, Alagoas, Murici, leg. Nemésio. Apeulaema. Eulaema flavescens [Euglossa (Eulema!) dimidiata ssp.] (Friese, 1899: 165), image: Nemésio, 2009a: 174, 175, 180a–d, Lectotype Ƥ, designated by Moure, 1967b: 411, NMW: VENEZUELA. Eulaema. Eulaema helvola [Eulaema (Eulaema)] Moure, 2003 (“ 2000 ”): 60–61, pl. 1, fig. 4, image: Nemésio, 2009a: 185 a– f, Holotype 3, DZUP: BRAZIL, Goiás, Goiânia. Eulaema. Eulaema leucopyga [Eulema!] Friese, 1898: 203, Holotype Ƥ, ZMHB: COLOMBIA. Eulaema. Eulaema luteola [Eulaema (Eulaema)] Moure, 1967a: 375 –378, Holotype Ƥ, DZUP: COLOMBIA, Valle del Cauca, Monte Redondo, leg. Foerster. Eulaema. Eulaema marcii Nemésio, 2009a: 175 –177, figs. 170a–d, Holotype 3, UFMG: BRAZIL, Minas Gerais, Marliéria, Parque Estadual do Rio Doce, leg. Nemésio. Apeulaema. Eulaema meriana [Apis] (Olivier, 1789: 64), Neotype 3, designated in present work, UFMG: BRAZIL, Pará, Oriximiná, leg. Martines. Eulaema. dimidiata [Apis] (Fabricius, 1793: 316), Neotype 3, designated in present work, UFMG: BRAZIL, Pará, Orix iminá, leg. Martines. Eulaema. quadrifasciata [Euglossa (Eulema!) dimidiata ssp.] (Friese, 1903: 575), Lectotype 3, designated by Moure, 1967b: 412, ZMHB: COSTA RICA, San José, San Carlos, leg. Burgdorf: Not synonymized in Moure et al. (2007). Eulaema. pallescens [Eulaema (Eulaema)] Moure, 2003 (“ 2000 ”): 35–36, pl. 5, fig. 20, Holotype 3, DZUP: ECUA- DOR, Esmeraldas, San Mateo: Not synonymized in Moure et al. (2007). Eulaema. Eulaema mimetica [Eulaema (Eulaema)] Moure, 1967a: 379 –384, Holotype 3, DZUP: BRAZIL, Pará, Óbidos, Curusamba, leg. Brazilino. Eulaema. Eulaema mocsaryi [Euglossa (Euglossa) mocsáryi] (Friese, 1899: 161–162), Lectotype Ƥ, designated by Moure, 1967b: 411 (cf. ICZN Art. 74.6), OUMNH: BRAZIL, Pará: The female paralectotype of fallax Smith is the lectotype by indication of Friese and later Moure. Apeulaema. Eulaema napensis [Eulaema (Eulaema)] Oliveira, 2006: 125, fig. 1e, Holotype 3, QCAZ: ECUADOR, Francisco de Orellana, Archidona, Jumandi, leg. Sanchez. Eulaema. Eulaema nigrifacies [Eulema! surinamensis ssp.] Friese, 1898: 205, Lectotype 3, designated by Moure, 1967b: 412 (cf. ICZN Art. 74.6), ZMHB: VENEZUELA, Bolívar, Sierra Parima (as St. Parime on label, see Moure, 1967b: 412). Eulaema. panamensis [Euglossa (Eulema!)] (Mocsáry, 1899: 169–170), Holotype Ƥ, HNHM: PANAMA, Chiriquí. Eulaema. sarapiquiensis [Euglossa (Eulema!) nigrifacies ssp.] (Friese, 1925: 30), Lectotype Ƥ, designated by Moure, 1967b: 412 (cf. ICZN Art. 74.6), ZMHB: COSTA RICA, Heredia, Puerto Viejo de Sarapiquí, leg. Schmidt (Albert). Eulaema. Eulaema nigrita Lepeletier de Saint Fargeau, 1841: 14, Lectotype Ƥ, designated by Moure, 1967b: 412, nomen protectum,?: FRENCH GUIANA, Cayenne. Apeulaema. analis Lepeletier de Saint Fargeau, 1841: 14–15, Syntype 3 nomen oblitum, MNHN?: BRAZIL. Apeulaema. raymondi [Centris nigrita ssp.] (Schrottky, 1907: 65), image: Nemésio, 2009a: 22a–f, Lectotype Ƥ, designated by Moure, 1967b: 412, MPSP: VENEZUELA, Miranda, Caracas, leg. Raymond. Apeulaema. nigriceps [Euglossa (Eulaema) nigrita ssp.] (Friese, 1923: 27), Lectotype 3, designated by Moure, 1967b: 411–412, ZMHB: COLOMBIA, Valle del Cauca, Cauca–Tal, near Popayán, 1000 m, leg. Fassl. Apeulaema. willei [Eulaema (Apeulaema)] Moure, 1963: 213–215, Holotype 3,? (not in MUCR, MZCR): COSTA RICA, Guanacaste, 14 km S of Cañas, Río Blanco, leg. Wille. Apeulaema. Eulaema niveofasciata [Euglossa (Eulema!) dimidiata ssp.] (Friese, 1899: 165), image: Nemésio, 2009a: 187, 189a–d, Lectotype Ƥ, designated by Moure, 1967b: 412, NMW: BRAZIL, Pernambuco. Eulaema. Eulaema parapolyzona [Eulaema (Eulaema)] Oliveira, 2006: 124 –125, fig. 1h, Holotype 3, SEMC: BOLIVIA, Cochabamba, Chapare, 400 m, leg. Zischaka. Eulaema. Eulaema peruviana [Euglossa (Eulema!)] (Friese, 1903: 575), Lectotype Ƥ, designated by Moure, 1967b: 412, HNHM: PERU, Cusco, Marcapata. Eulaema. Eulaema polychroma [Euglossa (Eulema!)] (Mocsáry, 1899: 170), Holotype 3, HNHM: PERU, Cusco, Callanga. Apeulaema. Eulaema polyzona [Euglossa (Eulema!)] (Mocsáry, 1897: 442–443), Lectotype Ƥ, designated by Moure, 1967b: 412, HNHM: SURINAME. Eulaema. difficilis [Eulema!] Friese, 1898: 206, Lectotype Ƥ, designated by Moure, 1967b: 411, ZMHB: BRAZIL, Pará, Belém. Eulaema. maroniensis [Eulaima] Dominique, 1898: 59, Lectotype 3, designated by Rasmussen et al., 2007: 61, MHNAN: FRENCH GUIANA, Saint–Laurent du Maroni, Íle Portal, leg. Constant Bar and family. Eulaema. Eulaema seabrai [Eulaema (Eulaema)] Moure, 1960: 19–22, image: Nemésio, 2009a: 190, 192a–d, Holotype Ƥ, DZUP: BRAZIL, Rio de Janeiro, Alto da Boa Vista, Tijuca, leg. Seabra. Eulaema. Eulaema sororia Dressler & Ospina-Torres, 1997: 95 –100, figs. 1, 2.1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, Holotype 3, SEMC: ECUA- DOR, Esmeraldas, Pichincha, W of Lita, leg. Dressler et al. Eulaema. Eulaema speciosa [Euglossa (Eulema!)] (Mocsáry, 1897: 445–446), Holotype Ƥ, HNHM: PANAMA, Chiriquí. Eulaema. semirufa [Eulema!] Friese, 1898: 204–205, Holotype 3, ZMHB: PANAMA, Chiriquí. Eulaema. Eulaema tenuifasciata [Euglossa dimidiata ssp.] (Friese, 1925: 30), Syntype Ƥ, AMNH (type status unconfirmed): BRAZIL, Amazonas: Although Friese only listed Amazonas, the type locality is likely Brazil. Eulaema. Eulaema terminata [Eulema!] Smith, 1874: 442, Holotype 3, BMNH 17b951: TRINIDAD & TOBAGO. Eulaema. stenozona [Eulaema (Eulaema)] Moure, 2003 (“ 2000 ”): 38, pl. 3, figs. 10, 12, Holotype 3, DZUP: TRINI- DAD & TOBAGO, Aripo Valley, leg. Bennett: Not synonymized in Moure et al. (2007). Eulaema.

Published as part of Nemésio, André & Rasmussen, Claus, 2011, Nomenclatural issues in the orchid bees (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Euglossina) and an updated catalogue, pp. 1-42 in Zootaxa 3006 on pages 30-32, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.203410