Exoneura albolineata
| Exoneura albolineata | |
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| Female | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Apidae |
| Genus: | Exoneura |
| Species: | E. albolineata
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| Binomial name | |
| Exoneura albolineata | |
Exoneura albolineata, or Exoneura (Brevineura) albolineata, is a species of reed bee in the tribe Allodapini. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1929 by British-American entomologist Theodore Dru Alison Cockerell.[1][2]
Description
The body length of is 5.5 mm. The head and thorax are glossy black, the abdomen dusky red.[1]
Distribution and habitat
The species occurs in south-eastern Australia. The type locality is Ulong on the eastern Dorrigo Plateau. Other published localities include Lane Cove and Brooklyn in New South Wales, and Dandenong in Victoria.[2]
Behaviour
The adults are flying mellivores with sedentary larvae. They nest in the dead, dry stems of Rubus, Dahlia, Hydrangea, Lantana and Rosa species. Two or more adult females may occupy one nest, though not all females lay eggs. All immature stages are found in the communal chamber, with the larvae fed progressively.[2]
References
- ^ a b c Cockerell, TDA (1929). "Bees in the Australian Museum collection" (PDF). Records of the Australian Museum. 17: 199–243 [241]. Retrieved 2026-01-12.
- ^ a b c d "Species Exoneura (Brevineura) albolineata Cockerell, 1929". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2026. Retrieved 2026-01-12.