Lipotriches rubella, or red-tailed small-nomia, is a species of

bee Bees are winged insects closely related to wasps and ants, known for their roles in pollination and, in the case of the best-known bee species, the western honey bee, for producing honey. Bees are a monophyly, monophyletic lineage within the ...

in the family Halictidae. It has been found in Chad as well as western, eastern and southern Africa.

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Halictidae {{Halictidae-stub