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Coelioxys hunteri
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Copyright © 2008
Donna K Race
Wasp, or Bee? -
Coelioxys hunteri
Doddridge County, West Virginia, USA
July 30, 2008
Size: approximately 3/4" L
I am assuming this is some kind of wasp, but I've been way-off before. :)
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Contributed by
Donna K Race
on 30 July, 2008 - 2:14pm
Last updated 15 March, 2010 - 5:58pm
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John S. Ascher
, 15 March, 2010 - 5:58pm
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Coelioxys (Synocoelioxys) hunteri Crawford, 1914
note subgeneric character: tuft of hair anterior to median ocellus
Species characters include long axillae (unlike C. alternata) and a scutellum more strongly bulging posteromedially (see Mitchell, 1962: Fig 64)
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John S. Ascher
, 15 March, 2010 - 5:57pm
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Bee.
Female Coelioxys sp., family Megachilidae (parasitic on other members of that family).
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Eric R. Eaton
, 30 July, 2008 - 3:47pm
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Thanks Eric...
Moved to Genus page. I guess I should have recognized it. :)
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Donna K Race
, 30 July, 2008 - 3:54pm
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