First records of four orchid bee species (Hymenoptera, Apidae: Euglossini) in Ecuador Hernández Hernández, Alexandra D. de Oliveira, Marcio L. Diaz-Guevara, David R. Alarcón-Ortiz, Cristina Pazmiño-Palomino, Alex Journal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics 2025 2025-07-22 11 3 625 637 6H89H Moure, 1968 Moure 1968 [113,729,1550,1577] Insecta Apidae Euglossa Animalia Hymenoptera 5 630 Arthropoda species villosiventris Euglossa   Material examined.  32♂♂(MECN-HYM-7642 to 7673), ECUADOR: Esmeraldas Province, Eloy Alfaro, Telembí, Gualpíde los Cayapas; 0°34'02.1"N, 79°03'47.6"W;  400 malt.,  13.X.2022, A. Pazmiño| D. Díazleg., bottle trap Vainillina| Methylsalicylate;  3♂♂(MECN-HYM-8813 to 8815), Quinindé, Malimpia,  El Silencio; 0°30'56.3"N, 79°01'18.3"W;  335 malt.;  25.V.2023; D. Díaz| M.S. Basantes| E. Marcayataleg., bottle trap Vainillina.  Identification.Within the subgenus  Euglossa s.str., Eug. villosiventriscan be differentiated by the combination of the following characters: mandible bidentate; posterior mid-tibial tuft present (though may be very small), an anterior tuft of median tibia slightly divided, lobules indistinguishable; sternum II with a single large tuft of confluent hairs occupying almost the entire structure; clypeus green; body colour blue-violet; terminal tergites green or bronze ( Dressler, 1982b; Roubik & Hanson, 2004; BonillaGomez & Nates-Parra, 1992).   Distribution. Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador( new record), Nicaragua, Panamá, and Venezuela( Ramírez et al., 2002; Ospina-Torres et al. 2015). 2022-10-13 A. Pazmino & D. Diaz & Vainillina & Methyl Ecuador Eloy Alfaro 400 0.56725 Gualpi 1 -79.063225 Telembi 5 630 32 32 Esmeraldas 2023-05-25 El Silencio & D. Diaz & M. S. Basantes & E. Marcayata & Vainillina Ecuador Quininde 335 0.5156389 El Silencio 1 -79.02175 Malimpia 5 630 3 3