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Megachile pseudomonticola
Hedicke, 1925
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Body black, antennae and legs reddish brown. Thoracic hairs are yellowish brown with hair bands of the same color on the first and second gastral tergites. At first glance, this species resembles Megachile sculpturalis, but different in the shape of the mandibles and the color of gastral hair bands.
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Megachilidae
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Megachile
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Body length :
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female
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17-20 mm
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male
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16-18 mm
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Distribution in Japan :
Honshu, Kyushu, Tsushima Island, Yakushima Island, Tanegashima Island
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Dorsal view of female
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Lateral view of female
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Frontal view of female
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Dorsal view of male
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Lateral view of male
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Frontal view of male
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