''Dieunomia'' is a genus of sweat bees in the family

Halictidae Halictidae is the second-largest family of bees (clade Anthophila) with nearly 4,500 species. They are commonly called sweat bees (especially the smaller species), as they are often attracted to perspiration. Halictid species are an extremely div ...

. There are about nine described species in ''Dieunomia''. These bees are relatively uncommon, and are larger than almost every other genus in Halictidae other than Nomia. The wing has two submarginal cells, and the usual bent vein of the basal vein is only weakly present. The male has greatly dilated middle tarsi.

Species

These nine species belong to the genus ''Dieunomia'': * '' Dieunomia apacha'' (Cresson, 1868) * '' Dieunomia boharti'' (Cross, 1958) * '' Dieunomia bolliana'' (Cockerell, 1910) * '' Dieunomia heteropoda'' (Say, 1824) * '' Dieunomia mesillae'' Cockerell, 1899 * '' Dieunomia micheneri'' (Cross, 1958) * '' Dieunomia nevadensis'' (Cresson, 1874) (Nevada nomia) * '' Dieunomia triangulifera'' (Vachal, 1897) * '' Dieunomia xerophila'' Cockerell, 1899

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* Halictidae Bee genera Taxa named by Theodore Dru Alison Cockerell Articles created by Qbugbot {{sweat-bee-stub

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