Exoneura angophorae

Exoneura angophorae
Male
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Apidae
Genus: Exoneura
Species:
E. angophorae
Binomial name
Exoneura angophorae

Exoneura angophorae, or Exoneura (Exoneura) angophorae, is a species of reed bee in the tribe Allodapini. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1912 by British-American entomologist Theodore Dru Alison Cockerell.[1][2]

Distribution and habitat

The species occurs in eastern mainland Australia. The type locality is Sydney.[2]

Behaviour

The adults are flying mellivores with sedentary larvae. They nest in dead, dry plant stems, such as those of Erythrina and Lantana, and the flowering stalks of Xanthorrhoea grasstrees. Two or more adult females may occupy one nest, though not all females lay eggs. All the immature stages may be found in the communal chamber, with the larvae fed progressively. Flowering plants visited by the bees include Angophora species.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b Cockerell, TDA (1912). "Descriptions and records of bees. XLII". Annals and Magazine of Natural History. 8 (9): 220–229 [224].
  2. ^ a b c d "Species Exoneura (Exoneura) angophorae Cockerell, 1912". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2026. Retrieved 2026-01-09.


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