Exoneura melaena
| Exoneura melaena | |
|---|---|
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| Male | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Apidae |
| Genus: | Exoneura |
| Species: | E. melaena |
| Binomial name | |
| Exoneura melaena | |
Exoneura melaena, or Exoneura (Brevineura) melaena, 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]
Description
Distribution and habitat
The species occurs in south-east Queensland. The type locality is Caloundra.[2]
Behaviour
The adults are flying mellivores.[2]
References
- 1 2 3 Cockerell, TDA (1918). "Some bees collected in Queensland". Memoirs of the Queensland Museum. 6: 112–120 [119].
- 1 2 3 4 "Species Exoneura (Brevineura) melaena Cockerell, 1918". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2026. Retrieved 2026-01-10.