''Dioxys'' is a genus of
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 t ...
s belonging to 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 ...
.
The species of this genus are found in Europe and North America.
Species
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Dioxys ardens''
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Dioxys atlanticus''
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Dioxys aurifuscus''
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Dioxys chalicoda''
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Dioxys cinctus''
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Dioxys distinguendus''
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Dioxys heinrichi''
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Dioxys lanzarotensis''
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Dioxys modestus''
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Dioxys moestus''
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Dioxys montanus''
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Dioxys pacificus''
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Dioxys pomonae''
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Dioxys productus''
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Dioxys pumilus''
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Dioxys rohweri''
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Dioxys rufipes''
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Dioxys turkestanicus''
References
{{Taxonbar, from=Q14466450
Megachilidae
Bee genera
Brood parasites