Stylops valerianae

Stylops valerianae (lat.) Is a fan-winged species of the genus Stylops from the family Stylopidae . Japan ( Hokkaido ) ^[1] . Cephalothorax length from 1.04 to 1.10 mm, maximum width from 1.08 to 1.15 mm; intermandibular distance of 0.14 mm. It is characterized by the subpentagonal form of cephalothorax with rounded corners and wide mandibles; the mouth is transverse. Parasites of bees of the species Andrena (Hohndrena) valeriana ( Andrena , Andrenidae ). Close to the species Stylops giganteus , found in Europe on the bees Andrena (Melandrena) thoracica and Andrena (Zonandrena) soror . The species was first described in 1985 by Japanese entomologists Teiji Kifune (Department of Parasitology, School of Medicine, , Fukuoka ) and Yoshihiro Hirashima; Entomological Laboratory, Faculty of Agriculture, Kyushu University , Fukuoka Japan ) and is named after the species name of the host bee ^{[1] [2] [3]} .