''Eufriesea'' is a genus of Euglossini, euglossine bees. Like all orchid bees, they are restricted to the Neotropics. All species range from entirely to at least partially metallic (the face and/or tegulae), though much of the body in some species may be brown/black in color and hairy.

Distribution

''Eufriesea'' have been found from Texas to central Argentina.Gonzalez VH, Griswold T, Simões M (2017) On the identity of the adventive species of ''Eufriesea'' Cockerell in the USA: systematics and potential distribution of the ''coerulescens'' species group (Hymenoptera, Apidae). Journal of Hymenoptera Research 55: 55-102. https://doi.org/10.3897/jhr.55.12209

''E. purpurata''

At least one species in this genus, ''Eufriesea purpurata'' from Brazil, has been shown to deliberately collect large quantities of the insecticide DDT without any apparent adverse effects. Individual bees were observed to collect as much as 2 mg, which is equivalent to several percent of the bee's weight. Bees were observed to return to the walls of houses that had been recently sprayed with DDT and to collect the dried insecticide. The males of orchid bees are known to collect aromatic fragrances from certain kinds of orchids, and it is thought that they use these in territorial display and courtship, probably as precursors of their own pheromones. Some orchid bees have also been found to collect fragrances from rotten wood. Eufriesea coerulescens 217633670

Name

The genus is named after entomology, entomologist Heinrich Friese.

Species

* ''Eufriesea aeniventris, E. aeniventris'' (Alexander Mocsáry, Mocsáry, 1896) * ''Eufriesea andina, E. andina'' (Friese, 1925) * ''Eufriesea anisochlora, E. anisochlora'' (Kimsey, 1977) * ''Eufriesea atlantica, E. atlantica'' Nemésio, 2008 * ''Eufriesea auriceps, E. auriceps'' (Heinrich Friese, Friese, 1899) * ''Eufriesea auripes, E. auripes'' (Gribodo, 1882) * ''Eufriesea bare, E. bare'' González & Gaiani, 1989 * ''Eufriesea barthelli, E. barthelli'' Gonzalez & Griswold 2017 * ''Eufriesea boharti, E. boharti'' (Kimsey, 1977) * ''Eufriesea brasilianorum, E. brasilianorum'' (Friese, 1899) * ''Eufriesea buchwaldi, E. buchwaldi'' (Friese, 1923) * ''Eufriesea caerulescens, E. caerulescens'' (Amédée Louis Michel le Peletier, comte de Saint-Fargeau, Lepeletier, 1841) * ''Eufriesea chaconi, E. chaconi'' González & Gaiani, 1989 * ''Eufriesea chalybaea, E. chalybaea'' (Friese, 1923) * ''Eufriesea chrysopyga, E. chrysopyga'' (Mocsáry, 1898) * ''Eufriesea combinata, E. combinata'' (Mocsáry, 1897) * ''Eufriesea concava, E. concava'' (Friese, 1899) * ''Eufriesea convexa, E. convexa'' (Friese, 1899) * ''Eufriesea corusca, E. corusca'' (Kimsey, 1977) * ''Eufriesea dentilabris, E. dentilabris'' (Mocsáry, 1897) * ''Eufriesea distinguenda, E. distinguenda'' (Gribodo, 1882) * ''Eufriesea dressleri, E. dressleri'' (Kimsey, 1977) * ''Eufriesea duckei, E. duckei'' (Friese, 1923) * ''Eufriesea eburneocincta, E. eburneocincta'' (Kimsey, 1977) * ''Eufriesea elegans, E. elegans'' (Amédée Louis Michel le Peletier, comte de Saint-Fargeau, Lepeletier, 1841) * ''Eufriesea engeli, E. engeli'' Gonzalez & Griswold 2017 * ''Eufriesea excellens, E. excellens'' (Friese, 1925) * ''Eufriesea fallax, E. fallax'' (Andrew Smith (zoologist), Smith, 1854) * ''Eufriesea flaviventris, E. flaviventris'' (Friese, 1899) * ''Eufriesea formosa, E. formosa'' (Mocsáry, 1908) * ''Eufriesea fragrocara, E. fragrocara'' (Kimsey, 1977) * ''Eufriesea heideri, E. heideri'' Nemésio & Bembé, 2008 * ''Eufriesea insularis, E. insularis'' Ayala et al., 2022 * ''Eufriesea kimimari, E. kimimari'' González & Gaiani, 1989 * ''Eufriesea laniventris, E. laniventris'' (Ducke, 1902) * ''Eufriesea limbata, E. limbata'' (Mocsáry, 1897) * ''Eufriesea lucida, E. lucida'' (Kimsey, 1977) * ''Eufriesea lucifera, E. lucifera'' Kimsey, 1977 * ''Eufriesea macroglossa, E. macroglossa'' (Moure, 1965) * ''Eufriesea magrettii, E. magrettii'' (Friese, 1899) * ''Eufriesea mariana, E. mariana'' (Mocsáry, 1896) * ''Eufriesea mexicana, E. mexicana'' (Mocsáry, 1897) * ''Eufriesea micheneri, E. micheneri'' (Ayala & Engel, 2008) * ''Eufriesea mussitans, E. mussitans'' (Johan Christian Fabricius, Fabricius, 1787) * ''Eufriesea nigrescens, E. nigrescens'' (Friese, 1925) * ''Eufriesea nigrohirta, E. nigrohirta'' (Friese, 1899) * ''Eufriesea oliveri, E. oliveri'' Gonzalez & Griswold 2017 * ''Eufriesea opulenta, E. opulenta'' (Mocsáry, 1908) * ''Eufriesea ornata, E. ornata'' (Mocsáry, 1896) * ''Eufriesea pallida, E. pallida'' (Kimsey, 1977) * ''Eufriesea pretiosa, E. pretiosa'' (Friese, 1903) * ''Eufriesea pulchra, E. pulchra'' (Smith, 1854) * ''Eufriesea purpurata, E. purpurata'' (Mocsáry, 1896) * ''Eufriesea pyrrhopyga, E. pyrrhopyga'' Faria & Melo 2011 * ''Eufriesea rufocauda, E. rufocauda'' (Kimsey, 1977) * ''Eufriesea rugosa, E. rugosa'' (Friese, 1899) * ''Eufriesea schmidtiana, E. schmidtiana'' (Friese, 1925) * ''Eufriesea simillima, E. simillima'' (Moure & Michener, 1965) * ''Eufriesea superba, E. superba'' (Johann Centurius Hoffmannsegg, Hoffmannsegg, 1817) * ''Eufriesea surinamensis, E. surinamensis'' (Carl Linnaeus, Linnaeus, 10th edition of Systema Naturae, 1758) * ''Eufriesea theresiae, E. theresiae'' (Mocsáry, 1908) * ''Eufriesea velutina, E. velutina'' (Moure, 1999) * ''Eufriesea venezolana, E. venezolana'' (Schrottky, 1913) * ''Eufriesea venusta, E. venusta'' (Moure, 1965) * ''Eufriesea vidua, E. vidua'' (Moure, 1976) * ''Eufriesea violacea, E. violacea'' (Charles Émile Blanchard, Blanchard, 1840) * ''Eufriesea violascens, E. violascens'' (Mocsáry, 1898) * ''Eufriesea zhangi, E. zhangi'' Nemésio, Júnior and Santos, 2013

Distribution

''E. purpurata''

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