Exoneura nigrescens

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Exoneura nigrescens
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Apidae
Genus: Exoneura
Species:
E. nigrescens
Binomial name
Exoneura nigrescens
Friese, 1899 [1] [2] [3]
Synonyms
  • Exoneura bicolor nigrescensFriese, 1899

Exoneura nigrescens is a species of reed bee in the tribe Allodapini. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1899 by German entomologist Heinrich Friese. [1] [3]

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Distribution and habitat

The species occurs in Victoria, [2] as well as in eastern New South Wales. The type locality is Sydney. [3]

Behaviour

The adults are flying mellivores. [3]

References

  1. 1 2 Friese, H (1899). "Die Bienengattung Exoneura Sm". Entomologische Nachrichten. Dresden. 25: 209–211 [210].
  2. 1 2 Stow, A; Silberbauer, L; Beattie, A; Briscoe, D (2006). "Fine-Scale Genetic Structure and Fire-Created Habitat Patchiness in the Australian Allodapine Bee, Exoneura nigrescens (Hymenoptera: Apidae)". Journal of Heredity. 98 (1): 60–66. doi:10.1093/jhered/esl045.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Species Exoneura nigrescens Friese, 1899". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2026. Retrieved 2026-01-08.


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