Xenox Explained

Xenox is a genus of bee flies (insects in the family Bombyliidae). There are five described species in Xenox, all of which parasitize bees in the genus Xylocopa as larvae.^[1]

Species

• Xenox delila (Loew, 1869)
• Xenox habrosus (Marston, 1970)
• Xenox nigrita (Fabricius, 1775)
• Xenox tigrinus (De Geer, 1776) (tiger bee fly)
• Xenox xylocopae (Marston, 1970)

Further reading

• Book: Manual of Nearctic Diptera, Volume I. 1981. McAlpine . J. F.. Petersen . B. V.. Shewell . G. E.. Teskey . H. J.. Vockeroth . J. R.. Wood . D. M.. Agriculture Canada, Research Branch. 978-0-660-10731-8.

Notes and References

1. Evenhuis. Neal L.. The Status of the Genera of the Tribe Anthracini (Diptera: Bombyliidae). International Journal of Entomology. 19 April 1985. 27. 1-2. 167. 8 May 2018. Evenhuis1985.