Palaeorhiza rejecta, or Palaeorhiza (Cnemidorhiza) rejecta, 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 1929.

Distribution and habitat The species occurs in tropical Far North Queensland. The type locality is Cairns.

Behaviour The adults are flying mellivores.

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