Exoneura brisbanensis
| Exoneura brisbanensis | |
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| Female | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Apidae |
| Genus: | Exoneura |
| Species: | E. brisbanensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Exoneura brisbanensis | |
Exoneura brisbanensis, or Exoneura (Brevineura) brisbanensis, is a species of reed bee in the tribe Allodapini. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1916 by British-American entomologist Theodore Dru Alison Cockerell.[1][2]
Description
The body length is 5 mm. The head and thorax are glossy black, the abdomen dark chestnut-red.[1]
Distribution and habitat
The species occurs in south-east Queensland. The type locality is Brisbane; other published localities include Capalaba, Tamborine and Caloundra. [2]
Behaviour
The adults are flying mellivores. They nest in the dead, dry stems. Two or more adult females may occupy one nest, though not all females lay eggs. All the immature stages are found in the communal chamber, with the larvae fed progressively. Flowering plants visited by the bees include Alphitonia and Eucalyptus species.[2]
References
- ^ a b c Cockerell, TDA (1916). "A collection of bees from Queensland". Memoirs of the Queensland Museum. 5: 197–204 [204].
- ^ a b c d "Species Exoneura (Brevineura) brisbanensis Cockerell, 1916". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2026. Retrieved 2026-01-10.