Biology:Exoneurella

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Exoneurella is a genus of bees in the family Apidae and the tribe Allodapini. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1963 by American entomologist Charles Duncan Michener.[1][2] The genus is closely related to Exoneura, the reed bees. Michener says of the behavioural differences:

"The immature stages of Exoneurella live together in a hollow pithy stem as in Exoneura and not in separate cells as in Ceratina. The individual females are solitary, not forming associations of several adult females in a single nest such as occur in Exoneura and Allodapula.[1]

Species

As of 2026 the genus contained five valid species:[2]

  • Exoneurella eremophila (Houston, 1976)
  • Exoneurella lawsoni (Rayment, 1946)
  • Exoneurella micheneri Dew, Stevens & Schwarz, 2018
  • Exoneurella setosa (Houston, 1976)
  • Exoneurella tridentata (Houston, 1976)

References

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