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Exoneura ziegleri

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Exoneura ziegleri, or Exoneura (Exoneura) ziegleri, is a species of reed bee in the tribe Allodapini. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1935 by Australian entomologist Tarlton Rayment.[1][2]

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Exoneura ziegleri
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Apidae
Genus: Exoneura
Species:
E. ziegleri
Binomial name
Exoneura ziegleri
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Description

The body length of the male holotype (originally described as female) is 7 mm. The head and thorax are glossy black, the abdomen red, the clypeus yellow.[1]

Distribution and habitat

The species occurs in Victoria. The type locality is Emerald.[2][1]

Behaviour

The adults are flying mellivores. Flowering plants visited by the bees include Leptospermum species.[2]

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