Exoneurella

Exoneurella
Exoneurella lawsoni
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Clade: Anthophila
Family: Apidae
Subfamily: Xylocopinae
Tribe: Allodapini
Genus: Exoneurella
Michener, 1963

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. 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.

Species

As of 2026 the genus contained five valid species:

References

  1. 1 2 3 Michener, CD (1963). "New Ceratinini from Australia (Hymenoptera, Apoidea)". University of Kansas Science Bulletin. 44: 257–261 [257]. Retrieved 2026-01-21.
  2. 1 2 3 "Genus Exoneurella Michener, 1963". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2026. Retrieved 2026-01-21.