Exoneura melaena
| Exoneura melaena | |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Apidae |
| Genus: | Exoneura |
| Species: | E. melaena
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| Binomial name | |
| Exoneura melaena | |
Exoneura melaena, or Exoneura (Brevineura) melaena, is a species of reed bee in the tribe Allodapini. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1918 by British-American entomologist Theodore Dru Alison Cockerell.[1][2]
Description
The body length of the female holotype is 5 mm.[1]
Distribution and habitat
The species occurs in south-east Queensland. The type locality is Caloundra. [2]
Behaviour
The adults are flying mellivores.[2]
References
- ^ a b c Cockerell, TDA (1918). "Some bees collected in Queensland". Memoirs of the Queensland Museum. 6: 112–120 [119].
- ^ a b c d "Species Exoneura (Brevineura) melaena Cockerell, 1918". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2026. Retrieved 2026-01-10.