Dioxys (bee)
''Dioxys'' is a genus of cuckoo bees belonging to the family Megachilidae. The species of this genus are found in Europe and North America. Species *'' Dioxys ardens'' *'' Dioxys atlanticus'' *'' Dioxys aurifuscus'' *'' Dioxys chalicoda'' *'' Dioxys cinctus'' *'' Dioxys distinguendus'' *'' Dioxys heinrichi'' *''Dioxys lanzarotensis'' *''Dioxys modestus'' *''Dioxys moestus'' *''Dioxys montanus'' *''Dioxys pacificus'' *''Dioxys pomonae'' *''Dioxys productus'' *''Dioxys pumilus'' *''Dioxys rohweri'' *''Dioxys rufipes Dioxys may refer to: * ''Dioxys'' (bee), a genus of bees in the family Megachilidae * ''Dioxys'' (alga), a genus of algae in the family Characiopsidaceae Characiopsidaceae is a family of algae Algae (; singular alga ) is an informal term fo ...'' *'' Dioxys turkestanicus'' References {{Taxonbar, from=Q14466450 Megachilidae ...
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Cuckoo Bee
The term cuckoo bee is used for a variety of different bee lineages which have evolved the kleptoparasitic behaviour of laying their eggs in the nests of other bees, reminiscent of the behavior of cuckoo birds. The name is perhaps best applied to the apid subfamily Nomadinae, but is commonly used in Europe to mean bumblebees ''Bombus'' subgenus ''Psithyrus''. Females of cuckoo bees are easy to recognize in almost all cases, as they lack pollen collecting structures (the scopa) and do not construct their own nests. They often have reduced body hair, abnormally thick and/or heavily sculptured exoskeleton, and saber-like mandibles, although this is not universally true; other less visible changes are also common. They typically enter the nests of pollen-collecting species, and lay their eggs in cells provisioned by the host bee. When the cuckoo bee larva hatches it consumes the host larva's pollen ball, and, if the female kleptoparasite has not already done so, kills and eats the hos ...
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Dioxys Moestus
Dioxys may refer to: * ''Dioxys'' (bee), a genus of bees in the family Megachilidae * ''Dioxys'' (alga), a genus of algae in the family Characiopsidaceae Characiopsidaceae is a family of algae Algae (; singular alga ) is an informal term for a large and diverse group of photosynthetic eukaryotic organisms. It is a polyphyletic grouping that includes species from multiple distinct clades. Incl ...

Megachilidae
Megachilidae is a cosmopolitan family of mostly solitary bees. Both that their pollen-carrying structure (called a '' scopa'') is restricted 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 is characteristic of this family.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 of M ...
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Dioxys Lanzarotensis
Dioxys may refer to: * ''Dioxys'' (bee), a genus of bees in the family Megachilidae * ''Dioxys'' (alga), a genus of algae in the family Characiopsidaceae Characiopsidaceae is a family of algae Algae (; singular alga ) is an informal term for a large and diverse group of photosynthetic eukaryotic organisms. It is a polyphyletic grouping that includes species from multiple distinct clades. Incl ...