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]
| Exoneura tasmanica | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Apidae |
| Genus: | Exoneura |
| Species: | E. tasmanica |
| Binomial name | |
| Exoneura tasmanica | |
Description
editThe body length is 7 mm. The head and thorax are glossy black, the abdomen mostly dark red.[1]
Distribution and habitat
editThe species occurs in Tasmania. The type locality is Windermere.[2][1]
Behaviour
editThe adults are flying mellivores.[2]
References
edit- 1 2 3 4 Cockerell, TDA (1930). "New Australian bees". Memoirs of the Queensland Museum. 10: 37–50 [49]. Retrieved 2026-01-13.
- 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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