Braunsapis nitida
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| Female, lateral view | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Apidae |
| Genus: | Braunsapis |
| Species: | B. nitida
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| Binomial name | |
| Braunsapis nitida | |
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Braunsapis nitida is a species of bee in the family Apidae and the tribe Allodapini. It is native to Australasia. It was described in 1859 by English entomologist Frederick Smith.[1][2]
Distribution and habitat
The species occurs across much of mainland Australia as well as in the Aru and Kai Islands of the Arafura Sea. The type locality is the Aru Islands.[2][1]
Behaviour
The adults are flying mellivores. They nest in dead, dry twigs, including those of Stachys species. Several females may occupy one nest, with larvae of different ages found together, not in separate cells.[2]
References
- ^ a b c Smith, F (1859). "Catalogue of hymenopterous insects collected by Mr A.R. Wallace at the islands of Aru and Key". Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society of London. 3: 132–178 [134].
- ^ a b c d "Species Braunsapis nitida (Smith, 1859)". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2026. Retrieved 2026-01-25.