Recommended references

For species identification    
Tadauchi, O. and Murao, R. (Eds.) (2014) An Illustrated Guide to Japanese Bees. Bunichi Sogo Shuppan (in Japanese)    
Terayama, M. and Suda, H. (Eds.) (2016) A Guide to the Aculeate Wasps of Japan. Tokai University Press (in Japanese)  

Methods to study trap nesting bees and wasps
Matsuura, M. (1985) [Observation and Rearing of Wasps and Bees.] Hokuryukan (print on demand) (in Japanese)  

For geographical distributions of the species
Editorial Committee of Catalogue of the Insects of Japan (ed.) (2020) Catalogue of the Insects of Japan. Vol. 9 Hymenoptera (Part 3 Apocrita, Aculeata). Touka Shobo (in Japanese)


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