Exoneura diversipes

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

Exoneura diversipes, or Exoneura (Exoneura) diversipes, is a species of reed bee in the tribe Allodapini. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1922 by British-American entomologist Theodore Dru Alison Cockerell.[1][2]

Description

The body length of males is 7 mm. Colouration is mainly black.[1]

Distribution and habitat

The species occurs in south-eastern Queensland. The type locality is Lamington National Park.[2]

Behaviour

The adults are flying mellivores.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c Cockerell, TDA (1922). "Australian bees in the Queensland Museum". Memoirs of the Queensland Museum. 7: 257–279 [277]. Retrieved 2026-01-11.
  2. ^ a b c d "Species Exoneura (Exoneura) diversipes Cockerell, 1922". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2026. Retrieved 2026-01-11.