Exoneura tasmanica
| Exoneura tasmanica | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Apidae |
| Genus: | Exoneura |
| Species: | E. tasmanica
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| Binomial name | |
| Exoneura tasmanica | |
Exoneura tasmanica, or Exoneura (Exoneura) tasmanica, is a species of reed bee in the tribe Allodapini. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1930 by British-American entomologist Theodore Dru Alison Cockerell.[1][2]
Description
The body length is 7 mm. The head and thorax are glossy black, the abdomen mostly dark red.[1]
Distribution and habitat
The species occurs in Tasmania. The type locality is Windermere.[2][1]
Behaviour
The adults are flying mellivores.[2]
References
- ^ a b c d Cockerell, TDA (1930). "New Australian bees". Memoirs of the Queensland Museum. 10: 37–50 [49]. Retrieved 2026-01-13.
- ^ a b c d "Species Exoneura (Exoneura) tasmanica Cockerell, 1930". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2026. Retrieved 2026-01-13.