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