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Euglossa bursigera cupreicolor Moure, 1970 Kimsey & Dressler, 1986Kimsey, L.S. & R.L. Dressler 1986. Synonymic species list of Euglossini. The Pan-Pacific Entomologist 62 (3):229-236.:232, Holotype ♂ (Curitiba); Nemésio & Rasmussen, 2011Nemésio, A. & C. Rasmussen 2011. Nomenclatural issues in the orchid bees (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Euglossina) and an updated catalogue. Zootaxa 3006:1-42.:24, Holotype ♂ (DZUP). - Kimsey & Dressler, 1986Kimsey, L.S. & R.L. Dressler 1986. Synonymic species list of Euglossini. The Pan-Pacific Entomologist 62 (3):229-236.:232 ( listed as synonym of Euglossa bursigera Moure, 1970); Ramírez et al., 2002Ramírez, S., R.L. Dressler, & M. Ospina 2002. Abejas euglosinas de la Región Neotropical: Listado de especies con notas sobre su biología. Biota Colombiana 3 (1):7-118. (distribution), 116 ( listed as synonym of Euglossa bursigera Moure, 1970); Nemésio & Rasmussen, 2011Nemésio, A. & C. Rasmussen 2011. Nomenclatural issues in the orchid bees (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Euglossina) and an updated catalogue. Zootaxa 3006:1-42.:24 ( listed as synonym of Euglossa bursigera Moure, 1970).