Exoneura
Exoneura richardsoni
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Apidae
Tribe: Allodapini
Genus: Exoneura
Smith, 1854

Exoneura (also called the Reed bee) is a genus of social bees belonging to the taxonomic family Apidae.[1] This genus has glossy black head and thorax with a black or red-orange abdomen. The species of this genus are found only in Australia, often in small burrows they dig up themselves.[1] Members of this genus are generally 8 millimeters (mm) in length.[2] This species is parasitized by members of the genus Inquilina. This relationship with Inquilina has been going on for approximately 15 million years.[3]

Burrows

This species are often found in small burrows which two or more adult Exoneura can be found in. They put pollen and nectar inside their burrows which they lay their eggs on. Their nest can contain many young at several stages of life.[4]

Species

Species:[1]

  • Exoneura abstrusa Cockerell, 1922
  • Exoneura albolineata Cockerell, 1929
  • Exoneura albopilosa Rayment, 1951
  • Exoneura richardsoni
  • Exoneura robusta

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Exoneura Smith, 1854". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
  2. ↑ "Reed Bees (Exoneura)". www.aussiebee.com.au. Retrieved 2023-11-10.
  3. ↑ Shokri Bousjein, Nahid; Tierney, Simon M.; Gardner, Michael G.; Schwarz, Michael P. (February 2022). "Does effective population size affect rates of molecular evolution: Mitochondrial data for host/parasite species pairs in bees suggests not". Ecology and Evolution. 12 (2): e8562. Bibcode:2022EcoEv..12E8562S. doi:10.1002/ece3.8562. ISSN 2045-7758. PMC 8820120. PMID 35154650.
  4. ↑ "Exoneura species, f, australia, side | U.S. Geological Survey". www.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2023-11-10.
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