The sad Notoxaea ferruginae of Paraguay...the only member in its genus. It lacks a sting and perhaps is a mimic of the many potent Centris bee species that are south of the Amazon. Collected by Laurence Packer's York University adventurers. Below the Amazon....so many new and wonderful plant and animals.
Note that as part of an experiment in cleaning up old bee specimens I blasted the end of this specimens wings right off...whoops!, but I learned something by doing it.















