Exoneura rhodoptera
| Exoneura rhodoptera | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Apidae |
| Genus: | Exoneura |
| Species: | E. rhodoptera
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| Binomial name | |
| Exoneura rhodoptera | |
Exoneura rhodoptera, or Exoneura (Exoneura) rhodoptera, is a species of reed bee in the tribe Allodapini. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1922 by British-American entomologist Theodore Dru Alison Cockerell.[1][2]
Description
The body length of is 6 mm. Colouration is mainly black, the abdomen marked with dark red.[1]
Distribution and habitat
The species occurs in south-east Queensland. The type locality is Stradbroke Island.[2]
Behaviour
The adults are flying mellivores.[2]
References
- ^ a b c Cockerell, TDA (1922). "Australian bees in the Queensland Museum". Memoirs of the Queensland Museum. 7: 257–279 [277]. Retrieved 2026-01-12.
- ^ a b c d "Species Exoneura (Exoneura) rhodoptera Cockerell, 1922". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2026. Retrieved 2026-01-12.