Exoneura gracilis

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Exoneura gracilis
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Male
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Apidae
Genus: Exoneura
Species:
E. gracilis
Binomial name
Exoneura gracilis
Cockerell, 1918 [1] [2]

Exoneura gracilis, or Exoneura (Brevineura) gracilis, is a species of reed bee in the tribe Allodapini. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1918 by British-American entomologist Theodore Dru Alison Cockerell. [1] [2]

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Description

The body length of the holotype female is 4.5 mm. The colour is mainly glossy black. [1]

Distribution and habitat

The species occurs in south-east Queensland. The type locality is Brisbane; another published locality is Capalaba. [2]

Behaviour

The adults are flying mellivores. They nest in dead, dry plant 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 Callistemon species. [2]

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Female

References

  1. 1 2 3 Cockerell, TDA (1918). "Some bees collected in Queensland". Memoirs of the Queensland Museum. 6: 112–120 [119].
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Species Exoneura (Brevineura) gracilis Cockerell, 1918". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2026. Retrieved 2026-01-10.


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