Exoneura diversipes
| Exoneura diversipes | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Apidae |
| Genus: | Exoneura |
| Species: | E. diversipes
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| 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
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.