Kit Prendergast

Researcher Kit Prendergast was collecting native bees in a remote part of Western Australia when she first saw this new species.

She says native bees are underappreciated and many are unknown and unnamed.

That's why it was important to her to name this one.

It's unclear what Lucifer uses its horns for.

Prendergast says it could be for defending the nest or gathering pollen.

She notes that Lucifer in Latin translates to bringing light.

She hopes this lucifer will bring light to the importance of studying native bees.

Katie Riddle, NPR News.