Exoneura nigrescens

Exoneura nigrescens
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Apidae
Genus: Exoneura
Species:
E. nigrescens
Binomial name
Exoneura nigrescens
Synonyms
  • Exoneura bicolor nigrescens Friese, 1899

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

  1. ^ a b Friese, H (1899). "Die Bienengattung Exoneura Sm". Entomologische Nachrichten. Dresden. 25: 209–211 [210].
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ 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.