Euglossa (Trachyglossa) crassipunctata Moure, 1968

Hernández Hernández, Alexandra D., de Oliveira, Marcio L., Diaz-Guevara, David R., Alarcón-Ortiz, Cristina & Pazmiño-Palomino, Alex, 2025, First records of four orchid bee species (Hymenoptera, Apidae: Euglossini) in Ecuador, Journal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics 11 (3), pp. 625-637 : 629

publication ID	https://doi.org/10.61186/jibs.11.3.625
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scientific name	Euglossa (Trachyglossa) crassipunctata Moure, 1968
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Euglossa (Trachyglossa) crassipunctata Moure, 1968 View in CoL ( Figs 3 View Figure 3 , 4 View Figure 4 , 7B View Figure 7 )

Material examined. 2♂♂ (MECN-HYM-8079, MECN-HYM-8080), ECUADOR: Esmeraldas Province, Eloy Alfaro, Telembí, Gualpí de los Cayapas ; 0°34'02.1"N, 79°03'47.6"W; 400 m alt., 13.X.2022, A. Pazmiño | D. Díaz leg., bottle trap Eucalyptus oil GoogleMaps .

Identification. Within the subgenus Trachyglossa , Eug. crassipunctata should be differentiated by the following combination of characters: Mesoscutum, mesoscutellum, and majority of the body brilliant metallic green or green-blue; clypeus blue or green-blue, episternum and scutum not coarsely punctured; tibial hairline fringe covering almost the entire length of the hind tibial slit; sternum VIII apically coming to a sharp, narrow point, with posterolateral projections of anterior section prominently angled; gonostylus with broader base ( Fig. 4 View Figure 4 ); posterior mesotibial tuft well developed and triangular, much larger and encompassing nearly entire bordering area of depressed integument ( Roubik & Hanson, 2004; Bonilla-Gómez & Nates-Parra, 1992; Nemesio & Engel, 2012; ML Oliveira obs. pers.).

Distribution. Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador ( new record), French Guiana, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Panamá ( Ramírez et al., 2002; GBIF, 2024).