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Coelioxys hiroba
Nagase, 2003
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Body black, with white to grayish brown body hairs. Posterior margin of gastral segments 1-5 with a hair band. This species differs from the closely related Coelioxys hosoba in that mandibles of female are nearly parallel at the base, abruptly narrowing at the tip. This species parasitizes Megachile tsurugensis or related species.
Host-parasite relationship
Parasitizing
Megachile tsurugensis, etc.
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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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9-13 mm
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male
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8-11 mm
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Distribution in Japan :
Hokkaido, Honshu, Izu Islands (Oshima Island）, Shikoku, Kyushu
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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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