Palaeorhiza purpureocincta, or Palaeorhiza (Palaeorhiza) purpureocincta, is a species of bee in the family Colletidae and subfamily Hylaeinae. It is endemic to Australia. It was described by British entomologist Theodore Dru Alison Cockerell in 1926.
Distribution and habitat The species occurs in north-eastern Australia. The type locality is the Endeavour River, on the Cape York Peninsula in Far North Queensland.
Behaviour The adults are flying mellivores.
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