Dasyhesma areola is a species of bee in the family Colletidae and the subfamily Euryglossinae. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 2004 by Australian entomologist Elizabeth Exley.
The specific epithet areola refers to a favoured food plant.
Measurements of female specimens are: body length 8.0 mm, wing length 5.0 mm. Males: body length 7.0 mm, wing length 4.5 mm. Head and mesosoma are black; metasoma is yellow-orange (females) or dark brown (males).
The species occurs in the Mid West region of Western Australia. The type locality is some 9 km north of Eurardy homestead.
The adults are flying mellivores. Flowering plants visited by the bees include Verticordia species.