Exoneura subbaculifera
| Exoneura subbaculifera | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Apidae |
| Genus: | Exoneura |
| Species: | E. subbaculifera
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| Binomial name | |
| Exoneura subbaculifera | |
Exoneura subbaculifera, or Exoneura (Exoneura) subbaculifera, 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
Body length is 6.5 mm. The head and thorax are black, the abdomen red.[1]
Distribution and habitat
The species occurs in eastern Australia The type locality is Lindfield, New South Wales. It has also been recorded from Cunninghams Gap in Queensland.[2][1]
Behaviour
The adults are flying mellivores. They nest in dead, dry plant stems, including those of Rubus and Erythrina species. Two or more adult females may occupy one nest, though not all females lay eggs. All immature stages are found in the communal chamber, with the larvae fed progressively.[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 [86]. Retrieved 2026-01-18.
- ^ a b c d "Species Exoneura (Exoneura) subbaculifera Rayment, 1948". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2026. Retrieved 2026-01-18.