Plusia superba Hoffmannsegg, 1817 Kimsey & Dressler, 1986Kimsey, L.S. & R.L. Dressler 1986. Synonymic species list of Euglossini. The Pan-Pacific Entomologist 62 (3):229-236.:231, Holotype ♂ (Washington); Nemésio & Rasmussen, 2011Nemésio, A. & C. Rasmussen 2011. Nomenclatural issues in the orchid bees (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Euglossina) and an updated catalogue. Zootaxa 3006:1-42.:22, Holotype ♂ (?). - As Eufriesea superba: - 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); 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). - As Euglossa superba: - Friese, 1904Friese, H. 1904. Zur Synonymie der Apiden. (Hym.). Zeitschrift für systematische Hymenopterologie und Dipterologie 4:98-100.:99 (comb. nov.). - As Eulaema superba: - Alfken, 1935-1936Alfken, J.D. 1935-1936. Ueber eine Bienenausbeute aus Venezuela. Veröffentlichungen aus dem Übersee-Museum Bremen 1:316-320. (distribution).
Eulaema manni Cockerell, 1912:41, ♂. ♂, Abuna, on the Rio Madeira, Brazil (leg. Mann & Baker); Kimsey & Dressler, 1986Kimsey, L.S. & R.L. Dressler 1986. Synonymic species list of Euglossini. The Pan-Pacific Entomologist 62 (3):229-236.:231, Holotype ♂ (Washington); Nemésio & Rasmussen, 2011Nemésio, A. & C. Rasmussen 2011. Nomenclatural issues in the orchid bees (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Euglossina) and an updated catalogue. Zootaxa 3006:1-42.:22, Holotype ♂ (USNM, 58113). - 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.:116 ( listed as synonym of Eufriesea superba (Hoffmannsegg, 1817)); Nemésio & Rasmussen, 2011Nemésio, A. & C. Rasmussen 2011. Nomenclatural issues in the orchid bees (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Euglossina) and an updated catalogue. Zootaxa 3006:1-42.:22 ( listed as synonym of Eufriesea superba (Hoffmannsegg, 1817)).