Palaeorhiza perkinsi, or Palaeorhiza (Palaeorhiza) perkinsi, 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 1910.
Distribution and habitat The species occurs in tropical Queensland. The type locality is given simply as North Queensland, but it has been recorded from Cooktown.
Behaviour The adults are flying mellivores.
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