Abstract
A new species of orchid bee in the genus Euglossa is here described. Euglossa samperi n. sp. Ramírez occurs on the Pacific foothills of the Ecuadorian Andes. Based on morphological characters, this new taxon is assigned to the subgenus Glossurella, one of the most species-rich, yet poorly known groups of orchid bees.
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