Exoneura tasmanica

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Exoneura tasmanica
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Apidae
Genus: Exoneura
Species:
E. tasmanica
Binomial name
Exoneura tasmanica
Cockerell, 1930 [1] [2]

Exoneura tasmanica, or Exoneura (Exoneura) tasmanica, is a species of reed bee in the tribe Allodapini. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1930 by British-American entomologist Theodore Dru Alison Cockerell. [1] [2]

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Description

The body length is 7 mm. The head and thorax are glossy black, the abdomen mostly dark red. [1]

Distribution and habitat

The species occurs in Tasmania. The type locality is Windermere. [2] [1]

Behaviour

The adults are flying mellivores. [2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Cockerell, TDA (1930). "New Australian bees". Memoirs of the Queensland Museum. 10: 37–50 [49]. Retrieved 2026-01-13.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Species Exoneura (Exoneura) tasmanica Cockerell, 1930". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2026. Retrieved 2026-01-13.


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