Braunsapis occidentalis
| Braunsapis occidentalis | |
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| Female, lateral view | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Apidae |
| Genus: | Braunsapis |
| Species: | B. occidentalis
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| Binomial name | |
| Braunsapis occidentalis | |
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Braunsapis occidentalis is a species of bee in the family Apidae and the tribe Allodapini. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1962 by entomologists Charles Duncan Michener and Ishfaq Hussain Syed.[1][2]
Description
The body length is 7 mm.[1]
Distribution and habitat
The species occurs in Western Australia and the Northern Territory. The type locality is Tambrey, an abandoned sheep station inland from Roebourne in the Pilbara region.[2][1]
Behaviour
The adults are flying mellivores. Flowering plants visited by the bees include Pentalepis trichodesmoides.[2]
References
- ^ a b c d Michener, CD; Syed, IH (1962). "Specific characters of the larvae and adults of Allodapula in the Australian region (Hymenoptera: Ceratinini)". Journal of the Entomological Society of Queensland. 1: 30–41 [41]. doi:10.1111/j.1440-6055.1962.tb00168.x. Retrieved 2026-01-25.
- ^ a b c d "Species Braunsapis occidentalis (Michener & Syed, 1962)". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2026. Retrieved 2026-01-25.