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Neffapis longilingua, f, face, chile_2014-08-06-06.54.36 ZS PMax

Image of Neffapis Ruz 1995

Description:

Tiny bee, longggggg tongue, this is the only member of its genus that has been found and is associated with the endemic desert plants in the genus Malesherbia. This species makes its nest in reexisting cracks in the dry dry soils of the region.

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