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Coelioxys Menthae
''Coelioxys menthae'' is a species of bee in the family Megachilidae Megachilidae is a cosmopolitan family of mostly solitary bees. Characteristic traits of this family are the restriction of their pollen-carrying structure (called a '' scopa'') to the ventral surface of the abdomen (rather than mostly or exclu .... References Further reading * menthae Articles created by Qbugbot Insects described in 1897 {{Megachilidae-stub ...
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Megachilidae
Megachilidae is a cosmopolitan family of mostly solitary bees. Characteristic traits of this family are the restriction of their pollen-carrying structure (called a '' scopa'') to the ventral surface of the abdomen (rather than mostly or exclusively on the hind legs as in other bee families), and their typically elongated labrum. C. D. Michener (2007) ''The Bees of the World'', 2nd Edition, pg. 122, Johns Hopkins University Press. Megachilid genera are most commonly known as mason bees and leafcutter bees, reflecting the materials from which they build their nest cells (soil or leaves, respectively); a few collect plant or animal hairs and fibers, and are called carder bees, while others use plant resins in nest construction and are correspondingly called resin bees. All species feed on nectar and pollen, but a few are kleptoparasites (informally called " cuckoo bees"), feeding on pollen collected by other megachilid bees. Parasitic species do not possess scopae. The motion ...
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Coelioxys
''Coelioxys'', common name leaf-cutting cuckoo bees or sharp-tailed bees, is a genus of solitary kleptoparasitic cuckoo bees belonging to the family Megachilidae. Diversity The genus includes about 500 species in 15 subgenera. Selected species * '' Coelioxys angulatus'' * '' Coelioxys afer'' * '' Coelioxys apicatus'' * '' Coelioxys banksi'' * '' Coelioxys capitatus'' * '' Coelioxys confusus'' * '' Coelioxys coturnix'' * '' Coelioxys dolichos'' * '' Coelioxys elongatus'' * '' Coelioxys fenestratus'' * '' Coelioxys formosicola'' * '' Coelioxys fuscipennis'' * '' Coelioxys hunteri'' * ''Coelioxys inermis'' * '' Coelioxys menthae'' * '' Coelioxys nitidoscutellaris'' * '' Coelioxys perseus'' * ''Coelioxys polycentris'' * ''Coelioxys porterae'' * ''Coelioxys rufitarsis'' * ''Coelioxys sayi'' * ''Coelioxys slossoni'' * ''Coelioxys sodalis'' Note that many adjectives need correcting to fit the masculine for gender agreement. The genus ending -oxys is from Latinized Greek and i ...
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