Braunsapis sp

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Photographs Marc Newman

Commonly known as Reed Bees, the genus Braunsapis sp. include 22 name species on Atlas of Living Australia (at time of writing). They nest in the hollow of reeds and stems. The commonly named Reed Bee group include the genus Exoneura and Exoneurella.

Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Class: Insecta
Informal: Pterygotes
Order: Hymenoptera
Superfamily: Apoidea
Informal: Apiformes
Family: Apidae
Subfamily: Xylocopinae
Tribe: Allodapini
Genus: Braunsapis
Species:
- Braunsapis anthracina Reyes, 1993
- Braunsapis associata (Michener, 1961)
- Braunsapis biroi Friese, 1909
- Braunsapis clarissima (Cockerell, 1929)
- Braunsapis diminuta (Cockerell, 1915)
- Braunsapis diminutoides Reyes, 1993
- Braunsapis dolichocephala Reyes, 1993
- Braunsapis eximia Reyes, 1993
- Braunsapis falcata Reyes, 1993
- Braunsapis hirsuta Reyes, 1993
- Braunsapis hyalina Reyes, 1993
- Braunsapis minor (Michener & Syed, 1962)
- Braunsapis nitida (Smith, 1859)
- Braunsapis occidentalis (Michener & Syed, 1962)
- Braunsapis platyura Reyes, 1993
- Braunsapis plebeia (Cockerell, 1929)
- Braunsapis plumosa Reyes, 1993
- Braunsapis praesumptiosa (Michener, 1961)
- Braunsapis protuberans Reyes, 1993
- Braunsapis simillima (Smith, 1854)
- Braunsapis unicolor (Smith, 1854)
- Braunsapis verticalis Reyes, 1993

Footnote & References

Braunsapis Michener, 1969, Atlas of Living Australia, https://bie.ala.org.au/species/https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/0c930f82-b83a-4e53-8f9d-ab81fe1ebf83?fbclid=IwAR3dy2xQ7amBWC6WXnbHkol5SKNe9L6NiewS3SYHXljyT0nJpan0vXktF4E#overview