Braunsapis diminuta
| Braunsapis diminuta | |
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| Female, lateral view | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Apidae |
| Genus: | Braunsapis |
| Species: | B. diminuta
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| Binomial name | |
| Braunsapis diminuta | |
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Braunsapis diminuta is a species of bee in the family Apidae and the tribe Allodapini. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1915 by British-American entomologist Theodore Dru Alison Cockerell.[1][2]
Description
The body length is 5 mm. The head, thorax and abdomen are black.[1]
Distribution and habitat
The species occurs in New South Wales, the Northern Territory, Queensland and Western Australia. The type locality is Yarrawin, New South Wales.[2][1]
Behaviour
The bees nest in dead, dry, woody twigs, such as those of Cassia. Several females may occupy one nest, with the larvae of various ages found together, not in separate cells.[2]
The adults are flying mellivores. Flowering plants visited by the bees include Bursaria, Callistemon and Loranthus species.[2]
References
- ^ a b c d Cockerell, TDA (1915). "Descriptions and records of bees. LXV". Annals and Magazine of Natural History. 8 (15): 261–269 [266]. Retrieved 2026-01-24.
- ^ a b c d e "Species Braunsapis diminuta (Cockerell, 1915)". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2026. Retrieved 2026-01-24.