Exoneura obliterata

Exoneura obliterata
Female
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Apidae
Genus:	Exoneura
Species:	E. obliterata
Binomial name
Exoneura obliterata Cockerell, 1913 [1] [2]
Synonyms
Exoneura angophorae obliterataCockerell, 1913

Exoneura obliterata, or Exoneura (Exoneura) obliterata, 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. The type locality is Sunnybank in Brisbane. ^[2]

Behaviour

The adults are flying mellivores with sedentary larvae. They nest in the dead, dry stems of reeds. 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 Arctotheca , Boronia , Daviesia , Helichrysum , Hibbertia , Jacksonia , Leucopogon , Melaleuca , Pultenaea , Rapistrum , Swainsona , Wahlenbergia and Leptospermum species. ^[2]

References

1. Cockerell, TDA (1913). "Some Australian bees". Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia. 65: 28–44 [29].
2. "Species Exoneura (Exoneura) obliterata Cockerell, 1913". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2026. Retrieved 2026-01-09.