Exoneura obscuripes

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Exoneura obscuripes
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Apidae
Genus: Exoneura
Species:
E. obscuripes
Binomial name
Exoneura obscuripes
Michener, 1963 [1] [2]

Exoneura obscuripes, or Exoneura (Exoneura) obscuripes, is a species of reed bee in the tribe Allodapini. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1963 by American entomologist Charles Duncan Michener. [1] [2]

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Description

The body length of the female holotype is 8 mm. The head and thorax are black, the abdomen mostly dark red. [1]

Distribution and habitat

The species occurs in south-eastern Queensland. The type locality is Binna Burra in the Lamington National Park. [2] [1]

Behaviour

The adults are flying mellivores. They nest in the stems of vines in rainforest. [2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Michener, CD (1963). "New Ceratinini from Australia (Hymenoptera, Apoidea)". University of Kansas Science Bulletin. 44: 257–261 [260]. Retrieved 2026-01-12.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Species Exoneura (Exoneura) obscuripes Michener, 1963". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2026. Retrieved 2026-01-12.


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