New 'horned' native bee described in WA


12th November 2025

A new species of Megachilidae, Megachile lucifer sp. nov. , is of conservation importance, as it is a visitor to the range-restricted, Critically Endangered flowering plant species Marianthus aquilonaris(Pittosporaceae). A diagnostic feature of Megachile lucifer is the presence of a large pair of outward and upwardly facing, convex horns on each side of the clypeus and found only on the female. Read more at the following link:


Website: Megachile (Hackeriapis) lucifer (Hymenoptera, Megachilidae), a new megachilid with demon-like horns that visits the Critically Endangered Marianthus aquilonaris (Pittosporaceae)

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