Amphylaeus nubilosellus, or Amphylaeus (Agogenohylaeus) nubilosellus, is a species of bee in the family Colletidae and the subfamily Hylaeinae. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1910 by British-American entomologist Theodore Dru Alison Cockerell.
Description Body length is about 7 mm. Colouration is mainly black, with small yellow markings.
Distribution and habitat The species occurs in eastern Australia. Type localities include Sydney and Botany, New South Wales.
Behaviour The adults are solitary flying mellivores which nest in dead Xanthorrhoea flower stalks. Flowering plants visited by the bees include Banksia, Boronia, Daviesia, Goodenia, Jacksonia, Loranthus, Melaleuca, Rubus and Solanum species.
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