Euglossa polyzona Mocsáry, 1897:442, ♂♀. 2 ♂♂, 3 ♀♀, Surinam; Brasilia (Teffe, Prov. Piauhy) et Bolivia (S. Antonio); Kimsey & Dressler, 1986Kimsey, L.S. & R.L. Dressler 1986. Synonymic species list of Euglossini. The Pan-Pacific Entomologist 62 (3):229-236.:234, Lectotype ♀ (Budapest); 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.:55, Holotype (Termeszettudomanyi Muzeum (TMB), Budapest); 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 ♀ (HNHM). - Mocsáry, 1897Mocsáry, A. 1897. Species septem novae generis Euglossa Latr. Természetrajzi Füzetek 20:442-446. (distribution); Friese, 1899Friese, H. 1899. Monographie der Bienengattung Euglossa Latr. Természetrajzi Füzetek 22:117-172. (distribution). - As Eulaema polyzona: - Cockerell, 1937Cockerell, T.D.A. 1937. South American bees. American Museum Novitates 928:1-2. (distribution); Dressler, 1979Dressler, R.L. 1979. Eulaema bombiformis, E. meriana, and müllerian mimicry in related Species (Hymenoptera: Apidea). Biotropica 11 (2):144-151. (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); Rasmussen et al., 2007Rasmussen, C., G. Mahé & I.A. Hinojosa-Díaz 2007. Taxonomic status of the bees from French Guiana described by Jules Dominique (Hymenoptera: Apidae, Megachilidae, Halictidae). Zootaxa 1423:59-62. (distribution).
Eulema difficilis Friese, 1898:206, ♂♀. 1 ♀, Para; 1 ♂, Surinam (leg. Fruhstorfer); Kimsey & Dressler, 1986Kimsey, L.S. & R.L. Dressler 1986. Synonymic species list of Euglossini. The Pan-Pacific Entomologist 62 (3):229-236.:234, Lectotype ♀ (Berlin); 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.:55, Lectotype ♀ (Zoologisches Museum, Humboldt Universität (ZMHB), Berlin); 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 ♀ (ZMHB). - 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 Eulaema polyzona (Mocsáry, 1897)); 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.:53 ( listed as synonym of Eulaema polyzona (Mocsáry, 1897)); 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.:118 ( listed as synonym of Eulaema polyzona (Mocsáry, 1897)); 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 ( listed as synonym of Eulaema polyzona (Mocsáry, 1897)).
Eulaima maroniensis Dominique, 1898:59, Lectotype ♂ (Nantes, drawer 10189), designated by Rasmussen et al., 2007Rasmussen, C., G. Mahé & I.A. Hinojosa-Díaz 2007. Taxonomic status of the bees from French Guiana described by Jules Dominique (Hymenoptera: Apidae, Megachilidae, Halictidae). Zootaxa 1423:59-62.:61; 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 ♂ (MHNAN). Synonymized with Eulaema polyzona (Mocsáry, 1897) by Rasmussen et al., 2007Rasmussen, C., G. Mahé & I.A. Hinojosa-Díaz 2007. Taxonomic status of the bees from French Guiana described by Jules Dominique (Hymenoptera: Apidae, Megachilidae, Halictidae). Zootaxa 1423:59-62.:61. - As Eulaema maroniensis: - 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 ( listed as synonym of Eulaema polyzona (Mocsáry, 1897)).