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Megachile nipponica
Cockerell, 1914
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Body black. This species is similar to Megachile tsurugensis, but differs from it in that both sexes lack black hairs on the top of the head and thorax.
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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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10-14 mm
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male
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9-13 mm
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Distribution in Japan :
Hokkaido, Honshu, Izu Islands, Shikoku, Kyushu, Tsushima Island, Yakushima Island, Tanegashima Island, Amami Oshima Island, Tokunoshima Island, Okinawa 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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