Exoneura brisbanensis

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Exoneura brisbanensis
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Female
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Apidae
Genus: Exoneura
Species:
E. brisbanensis
Binomial name
Exoneura brisbanensis
Cockerell, 1916 [1] [2]

Exoneura brisbanensis, or Exoneura (Brevineura) brisbanensis, is a species of reed bee in the tribe Allodapini. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1916 by British-American entomologist Theodore Dru Alison Cockerell. [1] [2]

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Description

The body length is 5 mm. The head and thorax are glossy black, the abdomen dark chestnut-red. [1]

Distribution and habitat

The species occurs in south-east Queensland. The type locality is Brisbane; other published localities include Capalaba, Tamborine and Caloundra. [2]

Behaviour

The adults are flying mellivores. They nest in the dead, dry stems. Two or more adult females may occupy one nest, though not all females lay eggs. All the immature stages are found in the communal chamber, with the larvae fed progressively. Flowering plants visited by the bees include Alphitonia and Eucalyptus species. [2]

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Male

References

  1. 1 2 3 Cockerell, TDA (1916). "A collection of bees from Queensland". Memoirs of the Queensland Museum. 5: 197–204 [204].
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Species Exoneura (Brevineura) brisbanensis Cockerell, 1916". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2026. Retrieved 2026-01-10.


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