Alexandra D. Hernández Hernández1 
, Marcio L. De Oliveira2 , David R. Diaz-Guevara1 , Cristina Alarcón-Ortiz3 , Alex Pazmiño-Palomino * 4
, Marcio L. De Oliveira2 , David R. Diaz-Guevara1 , Cristina Alarcón-Ortiz3 , Alex Pazmiño-Palomino * 4
1- Instituto Nacional de Biodiversidad (INABIO), Quito, Ecuador
2- Instituto Nacional de Biodiversidad (INABIO), Quito, Ecuador & Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia, Coordenação de Biodiversidade, Manaus, Brazil
3- Universidad Central del Ecuador, Carrera de Medicina Veterinaria, Quito, Ecuador
4- Instituto Nacional de Biodiversidad (INABIO), Quito, Ecuador ,marabuntalex@gmail.com
2- Instituto Nacional de Biodiversidad (INABIO), Quito, Ecuador & Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia, Coordenação de Biodiversidade, Manaus, Brazil
3- Universidad Central del Ecuador, Carrera de Medicina Veterinaria, Quito, Ecuador
4- Instituto Nacional de Biodiversidad (INABIO), Quito, Ecuador ,
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Orchid bees (Hymenoptera, Apidae, Euglossini) play a vital role as key pollinators in the Neotropical forests. Their preference for forested areas makes these bees more susceptible to environmental changes, particularly in areas under severe human impact, such as the Chocó-Darien biodiversity hotspot. This study presents new data on orchid bees within the Canandé Biological Reserve, a lowland rainforest in the Chocó region of northwestern Ecuador. At this site, four species of orchid bees were recorded for the first time in Ecuador: Euglossa bursigera Moure, 1970, Euglossa crassipunctata Moure, 1968, Euglossa villosiventris Moure, 1968 and Eufriesea macroglossa (Moure, 1965). We also provide species-specific information on diagnosis, distribution maps, and high-resolution images. With these records, the total number of orchid bee species recorded in Ecuador now stands at 119.
Article Type: Research Article |
Subject:
Systematics/Hymenoptera
Received: 2024/08/7 | Accepted: 2025/02/12
Received: 2024/08/7 | Accepted: 2025/02/12
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