Palaeorhiza turneriana, or Palaeorhiza (Callorhiza) turneriana, 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 1905.
Distribution and habitat The species occurs in coastal tropical Queensland. The type locality is Mackay. It has also been recorded from Kuranda and Cairns.
Behaviour The adults are flying mellivores.
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