Species Exoneura (Exoneura) illustris Rayment, 1951
- Exoneura illustris Rayment, T. in Erickson, R. & Rayment, T. 1951. Simple social bees of Western Australia. Western Australian Naturalist 3: 45-59 [Date published 31/12/1951] [49].
Type data:
Holotype ANIC ♂, 40 miles S Perth, WA.
Distribution
States
Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Known only from type locality.
IBRA
WA: Avon Wheatbelt (AW), Esperance Plains (ESP), Geraldton Sandplains (GS), Jarrah Forest (JF), Mallee (MAL), Swan Coastal Plain (SWA), Warren (WAR), Yalgoo (YAL)
Ecological Descriptors
Adult: mellivore, volant.
Extra Ecological Information
Nest in dead, dry flowering stalks (Xanthorrhoea Sm. [Xanthorrhoeaceae]) two or more adult females may be present in one nest, not all females lay eggs, all immature stages found in the communal chamber, larvae fed progressively, flower visiting record: ?Eucalyptus L'Hérit. [Myrtaceae], ?Melaleuca L. [Myrtaceae].
General References
Rayment, T. 1956. New species of bees and wasps—Part XXV. Victorian Naturalist 72: 173-174 [Date published 31/12/1956] (taxonomy)
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