Exoneura concinnula

Exoneura concinnula
Male
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Apidae
Genus:	Exoneura
Species:	E. concinnula
Binomial name
Exoneura concinnula Cockerell, 1913 [1] [2]

Exoneura concinnula, or Exoneura (Brevineura) concinnula, is a species of reed bee in the tribe Allodapini. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1913 by British-American entomologist Theodore Dru Alison Cockerell. ^{[1] [2]}

Distribution and habitat

The species occurs in eastern mainland Australia. ^[2]

Behaviour

The adults are flying mellivores with sedentary larvae. They nest in galls formed by Ethonion beetles on the stems of plants such as Pultenaea species. Two or more adult females may occupy one nest, though not all females lay eggs. All the immature stages may be found in the communal chamber, with the larvae fed progressively. Flowering plants visited by the bees include Angophora , Bursaria , Calytrix , Jacksonia and Leptospermum species. ^[2]

Female

References

1. Cockerell, TDA (1913). "Some Australian bees". Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia. 65: 28–44 [31].
2. "Species Exoneura (Brevineura) concinnula Cockerell, 1913". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2026. Retrieved 2026-01-09.