Taxonomy Profile: Osmia bicornis (Linnaeus 1758)

Osmia bicornis: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Animalia
Taxonomic Rank:
Species
Synonym(s):
Osmia rufa
Linnaeus 1758
Apis bicornis
Linnaeus 1758
Apis rufa
Linnaeus 1758
Osmia fracticornis
Pérez 1895
Osmia hedera
Smith 1844
Apis fronticornis
Panzer 1799
Apis agino
Harris 1776
Apis globosa
Scopoli 1763
Apis cornigera
Rossi 1790
Apis farfarisequa
Scopoli 1763
Apis hemisphaerica
Schrank 1781
Apis rufipes
Christ 1791
Apis strenuus
Harris 1776
Osmia rufa borealis
Ducke 1899
Osmia rufa fracticornis
Pérez 1895
Osmia rufa cornigera
Rossi 1790
Common Name(s):
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
valid
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Osmia bicornis: References
Expert(s):
Expert:
John S. Ascher, PhD
Notes:
Assistant Professor, Department of Biological Sciences, National University of Singapore
Reference for:
Osmia bicornis
Source(s):
Source:
Discover Life bee species guide and world checklist - Draft-54
Acquired:
2020-02-01
Notes:
Ascher, J. S. and J. Pickering. 1 February, 2020. Discover Life bee species guide and world checklist (Hymenoptera: Apoidea: Anthophila). http://www.discoverlife.org/mp/20q?guide=Apoidea_species
Reference for:
Osmia bicornis
Publication(s):
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Dalla Torre, C. G. de
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1896-01-01 / 1896-01-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Apidae (Anthophila)
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Catalogus Hymenopterorum hucusque descriptorum systematicus et synonymicus, vol. 10
Page(s):
viii + 643
Publisher:
Breitkopf & Hártel
Publication Place:
Leipzig, Germany
ISBN/ISSN:
/
Notes:
Available online via Biodiversity Heritage Library at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10932184
Reference for:
Osmia bicornis
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Ungricht, Stefan, Andreas Müller, and Silvia Dorn
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
2008-09-03 / 2008-09-03
Article/Chapter Title:
A taxonomic catalogue of the Palaearctic bees of the tribe Osmiini (Hymenoptera: Apoidea: Megachilidae)
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Zootaxa, issue 1865
Page(s):
253
Publisher:
Publication Place:
ISBN/ISSN:
9781869772550/1175-5326
Notes:
Online edition ISBN is 978-1-86977-256-7 and ISSN is 1175-5334: http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/
Reference for:
Osmia bicornis
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Day, M. C.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1979-08-01 / 1979-09-21
Article/Chapter Title:
The species of Hymenoptera described by Linnaeus in the genera Sphex, Chrysis, Vespa, Apis and Mutilla
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, vol. 12, no. 1
Page(s):
45-84
Publisher:
Publication Place:
ISBN/ISSN:
/0024-4066
Notes:
Reference for:
Osmia bicornis
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Nieto, Ana, Stuart P.M. Roberts, James Kemp, Pierre Rasmont, Michael Kuhlmann, et. al.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
2014-01-01 / 2014-01-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
European Red List of Bees
Page(s):
x + 84
Publisher:
Publication Office of the European Union
Publication Place:
Luxembourg
ISBN/ISSN:
9789279445125/
Notes:
DOI:10.2779/77003
Reference for:
Osmia bicornis
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Smith, Frederick
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1844-09-01 / 1844-09-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Descriptions of the British Mason-bees etc. (genus Osmia of Panzer), being a section of the Dasygastres, or hairy-bellied Bees of Latreille: with details of their Economy
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
The Zoologist, vol. 2
Page(s):
737-748
Publisher:
Publication Place:
ISBN/ISSN:
/
Notes:
Available at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39910593
Reference for:
Osmia bicornis
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Lhomme, Patrick, Denis Michez, Stefanie Christmann, Erwin Scheuchl, Insafe el Abdouni, et al.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
2020-12-07 / 2020-12-07
Article/Chapter Title:
The wild bees (Hymenoptera: Apoidea) of Morocco
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Zootaxa, vol. 4892, no. 1
Page(s):
001-159
Publisher:
Publication Place:
ISBN/ISSN:
/1175-5326
Notes:
DOI:10.11646/zootaxa.4892.1.1
Reference for:
Osmia bicornis
Osmia bicornis: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
Africa
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Osmia bicornis: Comments
Comment:
See Day (1979) & Ungricht et al. (2008) on an Apis rufa vs. A. bicornis controversy (both from Linnaeus 1758, p.175, they are now conspecific in Osmia). Kirby (1802) ('First Reviser' under ICZN Art. 24.2.2) used bicornis over rufa. Dalla Torre (1896) reversed this, and most works since have followed, using rufa. An ICZN petition & ruling would be required to use rufa over bicornis, and while this possibility is being considered ITIS will await further information