Species Exoneura (Exoneura) obscura Alfken, 1907
- Exoneura pictifrons obscura Alfken, J.D. 1907. Apidae. pp. 259-261 in Michaelsen, W. & Hartmeyer, R. (eds). Die Fauna Südwest-Australiens. Jena : G. Fischer Bd 1 Lfg 6. [Date published 31/12/1907] [261].
Type data:
Syntype(s) WAM ♂, Mundijong, WA (description indicates that type series contained more than one specimen, location of other type(s) unknown).
Distribution
States
Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Only published localities Mundijong and Rottnest Is.
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 stems, 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.
General References
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] [50] (taxonomy)
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