Coelioxys

Coelioxys

Coelioxys sodalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Megachilidae
Subfamily:	Megachilinae
Genus:	Coelioxys Latreille, 1809
Subgenera
15 subgenera

Coelioxys is a genus of kleptoparasitic or brood parasitic bees, laying their eggs in the nests of bees in the genus Megachile.

Coelioxys cf conoidea visits the nest of a leafcutter bee

As this behavior is similar to that of cuckoos, such bees are sometimes referred to as "cuckoo bees". These host-parasite relationships are complex.^[1]

Diversity

The genus includes about 500 species in 15 subgenera.^[2]^[3]

Notable species include Coelioxys sodalis. For a complete list, see List of Coelioxys species.

References

↑ "Bees of the Week: genus Coelioxys". The bees needs. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
↑ "Genus Coelioxys - Cuckoo-leaf-cutter Bees". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 5 October 2014.
↑ "ITIS Standard Report Page: Coelioxys". Retrieved 25 November 2014.

Brood parasite

Birds

Anseriformes	Black-headed duck

Passeriformes	Cowbird Cuckoo-finch Viduidae Shiny cowbird Brown-headed cowbird Screaming cowbird Giant cowbird Bronzed cowbird

Cuculiformes	Common cuckoo Striped cuckoo Pheasant cuckoo Asian koel Jacobin cuckoo Indian cuckoo Diederik cuckoo Great spotted cuckoo

Piciformes	Honeyguide Thick-billed honeyguide Greater honeyguide

Fish

Of Mouthbrooders	Cuckoo catfish

Of Nestmakers	Pungtungia herzi

Insects

Cuckoo bees	Coelioxys Epeoloides Nomada Bombus (Psithyrus)

Wasps	Cuckoo wasps Ammophila sabulosa Polistes

Lycaenid butterflies	Phengaris alcon Phengaris arion Phengaris rebeli

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