Exoneura
| Exoneura | |
|---|---|
| Exoneura richardsoni | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Apidae |
| Tribe: | Allodapini |
| Genus: | Exoneura Smith, 1854 |
Exoneura (also called the Reed bee) is a genus of social bees belonging to the taxonomic family Apidae. This genus has glossy black head and thorax with a black or red-orange abdomen. The species of this genus are found only in Australia, often in small burrows they dig up themselves. Members of this genus are generally 8 millimeters (mm) in length. This species is parasitized by members of the genus Inquilina. This relationship with Inquilina has been going on for approximately 15 million years.