A new species of native bee — fitted with tiny “horns” and named after the devil — has been discovered in the Goldfields region.

The flying pollinator was discovered during a survey of the critically endangered wildflower marianthus aquilonarius, which is only found in the Bremer Range region, about 100km west of Norseman.

Native bee scientist Dr Kit Prendergast named the insect Megachili (Hackeriapis) Lucifer, taking inspiration from a hit Netflix show and its an unusual horned face.

“These horns are very distinct and devilish, I wanted to call it a devil-like name and so I decided Lucifer,” Dr Prendergast told PerthNow.

“Lucifer means light bringer in Latin — I want to bring light to these issues around the lack of conservation of natives bees, how many species are undescribed and ho

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