In order to determine the diversity and abundance of orchid bees on the Pacific coast of the provinces of Veraguas and Los Santos, three sites were sampled, two of them in the province of Veraguas and one in the province of Los Santos. The bees were captured with McPhail traps, which were placed in the undergrowth using eucalyptus oil as an attractant; the traps were placed at 7:00 am and removed at 5:00 pm for a period of two continuous days. A total of 169 specimens belonging to 3 genera, Eulaema, Euglossa and Exaerete, were obtained. The genus that dominated the most in terms of richness was the genus Euglossa with 7 species followed by the genus Eulaema with 2 species and finally the genus Exaerete with 1 species; for the genus Eufriesea, no collections were possible. The sampling completeness curve reveals 97.26% for Playa Malena, 98.18% for Playa Cambutal and 83.64% for Playa Santa Catalina based on representativeness. In conclusion, we can infer that despite the anthropic influence that exists in these sites there are populations of orchid bees that remain stable in the face of different environmental changes that alter the composition of ecosystems.
