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Coelioxys fenestrata
Smith, 1873
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Body black. Face of female densely covered with reddish brown hairs. End of each gastral segment has a narrow transverse band of white hairs. More than half of the wings are blackish brown with a purple sheen. All species of the genus Coelioxys are cleptoparasites of other bees. This species parasitizes Megachile sculpturalis.
Host-parasite relationship
Parasitizing
Megachile sculpturalis.
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Megachilidae
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Coelioxys
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Body length :
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female
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17-23 mm
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male
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14-18 mm
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Distribution in Japan :
Hokkaido？, Honshu, Izu Islands, Shikoku, Kyushu, 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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