Canephorula apiformis (Friese, 1908)
Female lateral view (MLP) Photo: M.Lucia
Geographic distribution
Distribution
Solitary bees, soil excavators
- Argentina
- Catamarca
- Córdoba
- La Rioja
- Mendoza
- Salta
- San Juan
- Tucumán
Other distribution
Prosopis strombulifera, Atamisquea emarginata, Tessaria absinthioides, Baccharis salicifolia, and Larrea divaricata (Michelette et al. 2000)
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