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Stenodynerus tokyanus
(Kostylev, 1940)
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Body black with a yellow band on posterior margin of first and second gastral tergites. Propodeum without horizontal portions. In lateral view, the boundary between the anterior vertical and posterior horizontal portions of the first gastral tergite is angulate. This species nests in bamboo tubes, making mud partitions inside. Moth larvae are hunted as food for the larvae. In addition to the mainland subspecies, there is another subspecies in the Izu Islands.
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Vespidae
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Stenodynerus
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Body length :
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female
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8-10 mm
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male
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7-8 mm
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Distribution in Japan :
Honshu, Izu Islands, Shikoku, Kyushu, Tsushima Island, Yakushima 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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