Euglossa bombiformis Packard, 1869:57, ♀.Quito; Dressler, 1979Dressler, R.L. 1979. Eulaema bombiformis, E. meriana, and müllerian mimicry in related Species (Hymenoptera: Apidea). Biotropica 11 (2):144-151.:149 (Mus. Comp. Zool.); Kimsey & Dressler, 1986Kimsey, L.S. & R.L. Dressler 1986. Synonymic species list of Euglossini. The Pan-Pacific Entomologist 62 (3):229-236.:234, Holotype ♀ (Cambridge); Moure, 2000Moure, J.S. 2000. As espécies do gênero Eulaema Lepeletier, 1841 (Hymenoptera, Apidae, Euglossinae). Acta Biológica Paranaense 29 (1, 2, 3, 4):1-70.:30, Holotype (Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University (MCZ), Cambridge); Nemésio & Rasmussen, 2011Nemésio, A. & C. Rasmussen 2011. Nomenclatural issues in the orchid bees (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Euglossina) and an updated catalogue. Zootaxa 3006:1-42.:30, Holotype ♀ (MCZ). - McCravy et al., 2016McCravy, K.W., J.Van Dyke, T.J. Creedy & D.W. Roubik 2016. Orchid bees (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Euglossini) of Cusuco National Park, State of Cortés, Honduras. The Florida Entomologist 99 (4):765-768. (distribution). - As Eulaema bombiformis: - Ackermann, 1983Ackermann, J.D. 1983. Diversity and seasonality of male euglossine bees (Hymenoptera: Apidae) in Central Panamá. Ecology 64 (2):274-283. (distribution); Bonilla-Gómez & Nates-Parra, 1992Bonilla-Gómez, M.A. & G. Nates-Parra 1992. Abejas euglosinas de Colombia (Hymenoptera: Apidae), I. Claves ilustradas. Caldasia 17 (1):149-172. (distribution); Moure, 2000Moure, J.S. 2000. As espécies do gênero Eulaema Lepeletier, 1841 (Hymenoptera, Apidae, Euglossinae). Acta Biológica Paranaense 29 (1, 2, 3, 4):1-70. (distribution); 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); Smith-Pardo, 2003Smith-Pardo, A.H. 2003. A preliminary account of the bees of Colombia (Hymenoptera: Apoidea): present knowledge and future directions. Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society 76 (2):335-341. (distribution); Hinojosa-Díaz & Engel, 2012Hinojosa-Díaz, I.A. & M.S. Engel 2012. A checklist of the orchid bees of Nicaragua (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Euglossini). Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society 85 (2):135-144. (distribution); Gonzalez et al., 2012Gonzalez, V.H., J.S. Ascher & M.S. Engel 2012. A new Stelis (Dolichostelis) from northern Colombia (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae): first records for South America and a synopsis of the bee fauna from the Caribbean region of Colombia. Journal of Natural History 46 (47-48):2919-2934. (distribution); Murgas et al., 2018Murgas, A.S., J.C. Abrego, O.G.C. López, C.M. Monteza-Moreno, M. Osorio, R. Guardia, E. Álvarez, K. Quiroz, Y.J. Añino, R.E.B. Carranza & C. Villareal 2018. Abejas de las orquídeas (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Euglossini) del Parque Nacional Darién, Panamá. Tecnociencia 20 (2):59-69. (distribution). - As Eulaema bombiformis bombiformis: - Dressler, 1979Dressler, R.L. 1979. Eulaema bombiformis, E. meriana, and müllerian mimicry in related Species (Hymenoptera: Apidea). Biotropica 11 (2):144-151. (distribution).
Euglossa niveofasciata Friese, 1899 Kimsey & Dressler, 1986Kimsey, L.S. & R.L. Dressler 1986. Synonymic species list of Euglossini. The Pan-Pacific Entomologist 62 (3):229-236.:234, Lectotype ♀ (Vienna); Nemésio & Rasmussen, 2011Nemésio, A. & C. Rasmussen 2011. Nomenclatural issues in the orchid bees (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Euglossina) and an updated catalogue. Zootaxa 3006:1-42.:31, Lectotype ♀ (NMW). - Kimsey & Dressler, 1986Kimsey, L.S. & R.L. Dressler 1986. Synonymic species list of Euglossini. The Pan-Pacific Entomologist 62 (3):229-236.:234 ( listed as synonym of Euglossa bombiformis Packard, 1869); 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.:117 ( listed as synonym of Euglossa bombiformis Packard, 1869).