Exoneura nigrescens
| Exoneura nigrescens | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Apidae |
| Genus: | Exoneura |
| Species: | E. nigrescens
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| Binomial name | |
| Exoneura nigrescens | |
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Exoneura nigrescens is a species of reed bee in the tribe Allodapini. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1899 by German entomologist Heinrich Friese.[1][3]
Distribution and habitat
The species occurs in Victoria,[2] as well as in eastern New South Wales. The type locality is Sydney.[3]
Behaviour
The adults are flying mellivores.[3]
References
- ^ a b Friese, H (1899). "Die Bienengattung Exoneura Sm". Entomologische Nachrichten. Dresden. 25: 209–211 [210].
- ^ a b Stow, A; Silberbauer, L; Beattie, A; Briscoe, D (2006). "Fine-Scale Genetic Structure and Fire-Created Habitat Patchiness in the Australian Allodapine Bee, Exoneura nigrescens (Hymenoptera: Apidae)". Journal of Heredity. 98 (1): 60–66. doi:10.1093/jhered/esl045.
- ^ a b c d "Species Exoneura nigrescens Friese, 1899". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2026. Retrieved 2026-01-08.