Dioxys chalicodus Lucas, 1849

Wood, T. J., 2025, Resolving issues in the genus Dioxys (Hymenoptera, Megachilidae, Dioxyini) in the West Palaearctic with a new identification key, ZooKeys 1226, pp. 261-302 : 261-302

3. Dioxys chalicodus Lucas, 1849

Dioxys chalicoda Lucas, 1849: 207, ♀ ♂ [ Algeria, MNHN, not examined].

Material examined.

Egypt • 1 ♀; Matariele [ El Matareya ]; 7 Mar. 1915; A. Alfieri leg.; J. D. Alfken det.; USNM ; Israel • 1 ♂; Arava, 4 km W of Hazeva ; 10 Mar. 1990; R. Leys leg.; RMNH; RMNH.INS.1660492 ; Libya • 1 ♂; Bengasi; 12 Feb. 1931; MSVI ; Morocco • 1 ♀; Oriental, Guercif, Debdou , 2 km S of Debdou; 1500 m a. s. l.; 11 May 2022; T. J. Wood leg.; TJWC ; Tunisia • 1 ♂; Zarzis ; 1–14 Feb. 1995; M. Boness leg.; OÖLM .

Distribution.

Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, Egypt, Israel * ( Lucas 1849; Popov 1936; Warncke 1977; Kuhlmann et al. 2014; Bogusch 2023; Wood 2023).

Distributional notes.

The record of the species from Egypt lacks precise specimen details ( Kuhlmann et al. 2014), but can be confirmed through the USNM specimen. The species is newly recorded from Israel. Warncke (1977) reported the species from Gibraltar, but Bogusch (2023) notes that this was a misidentification of D. ardens , with the specimen currently in collection MSCA, to be deposited in the OÖLM collection (P. Bogusch, pers. comm. December 2024).