Exoneura normani

Exoneura normani
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Apidae
Genus: Exoneura
Species:
E. normani
Binomial name
Exoneura normani
Synonyms
  • Exoneura roddiana normani Rayment, 1948

Exoneura normani, or Exoneura (Brevineura) normani, is a species of reed bee in the tribe Allodapini. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1948 by Australian entomologist Tarlton Rayment.[1][2]

Description

The head, thorax and abdomen are black.[1]

Distribution and habitat

The species occurs in New South Wales. The type locality is Lane Cove in Sydney.[2][1]

Behaviour

The adults are flying mellivores.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Rayment, T (1948). "New bees and wasps—Part VII. Two undescribed species of Exoneura, with notes on recent collectings of several other Exoneurae and the extraordinary appendages of their larvae". Victorian Naturalist. 65: 85–91 [87]. Retrieved 2026-01-18.
  2. ^ a b c d "Species Exoneura (Brevineura) normani Rayment, 1948". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2026. Retrieved 2026-01-18.