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Eulaema nigrita
Eulaema nigrita on a Periandra mediterranea flower
Scientific 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. 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.

References

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.

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• Eulaema
• Hymenoptera of South America
• Insects described in 1841
• Orchid pollinators
• Taxa named by Amédée Louis Michel le Peletier
• Apinae stubs