Trichocolletes aureotinctus is a species of bee in the family Colletidae and the subfamily Colletinae. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1906 by British-American entomologist Theodore Dru Alison Cockerell.
Distribution and habitat The species occurs in Western Australia. The type locality is Perth.
Behaviour The adults are flying mellivores. Flowering plants visited by the bees include Enekbatus stowardii and Daviesia grahamii, as well as Kennedia, Swainsona and Dampiera species.
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