Coelioxys
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Coelioxys is a genus of bees in the Family Megachilidae of leaf-cutter bees and mason bees.
The thin, striped, dark triangle shaped abdomen is a good field identification clue.
They are solitary bees that parasitize the nests of other Megachilidae.
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