Diphaglossa gayi Spinola, 1851
Female in lateral view (Photo: M. Lucia).
Geographic distribution
Distribution
Solitary bees, soil excavators
- Argentina
- Chubut
- Neuquén
- Río Negro
Other distribution
Chile
Aristotelia chilensis (Molina) Stuntz (Elaeocarpaceae), Sophora macrocarpa Sm. (Fabaceae), Solanum sp. (Solanaceae), Amomyrtus meli (Phil.) D. Legrand & Kausel and Ugni molinae Turez (Myrtaceae), Embothrium coccineum J.R. Forst. & G. Forst. (Proteaceae), Luzuriaga radicans Ruiz & Pav. and Luzuriaga polyphylla (Hook.) J.F. Macbr. (Alstroemeriaceae), Alstroemeria aurea Graham (Alstroemeriaceae), Fuchsia magellanica Lam (Onagraceae), Vicia graminea Sm. (Fabaceae), Loasa tricolor Ker Gawl. and Loasa acanthifolia Desr. (Loasaceae) (Smith-Ramirez et al., 2005; Neira et al., 2003; Lucia et al. 2026).
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