{"id":20,"date":"2009-01-21T21:48:17","date_gmt":"2009-01-21T20:48:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wpethzprd.ethz.ch\/osmiini\/?page_id=20"},"modified":"2026-03-10T12:02:29","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T11:02:29","slug":"nomina-dubia","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ethz.ch\/osmiini\/taxonomy\/nomina-dubia\/","title":{"rendered":"Nomina dubia"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Brood cells of Hoplitis (Alcidamea) mitis<\/em><\/span> (Nylander, 1852) under a removed stone (left) and female of the same species <\/span>collecting pollen on <\/span>Campanula<\/em><\/span>, the species’ exclusive pollen source (right); the brood cells consist of leaf fragments <\/span>im<\/span>bricately glued together, forming a cone-like structure. Fotos A. M\u00fcller.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/h5>\n

The following names cannot be assigned with certainty to taxa among the osmiine bees:<\/p>\n

Apis farfarisequa<\/strong><\/em> Scopoli, 1763, Entomologia Carniolica, p. 300.-Potential synonym of Osmia rufa globosa<\/em> (Scopoli) [= Osmia bicornis globosa<\/em> (Scopoli)] in Warncke (1986: 96).<\/p>\n

Apis frontalis <\/strong><\/em>Villers, 1789, Caroli Linnaei Entomologia Faunae Suecicae, vol. 3, p. 330.-Potential synonym of Osmia rufa globosa<\/em> (Scopoli) [= Osmia bicornis globosa<\/em> (Scopoli)] in Warncke (1986: 98).<\/p>\n

Apis fusca<\/strong><\/em> Scopoli, 1763, Entomologia Carniolica, p. 303.-Potential synonym of Osmia bicolor<\/em> (Schrank) in Warncke (1986: 99).<\/p>\n

Apis fuscescens <\/strong><\/em>Villers, 1789, Caroli Linnaei Entomologia Faunae Suecicae, vol. 3: p. 320.-Potential synonym of Osmia bicolor <\/em>(Schrank) in Warncke (1986: 99).<\/p>\n

Apis hemisphaerica<\/strong><\/em> Schrank, 1781, Enumeratio Insectorum Austriae, p. 411.-Potential synonym of Osmia rufa globosa<\/em> (Scopoli) [= Osmia bicornis globosa<\/em> (Scopoli)] in Warncke (1986: 100).<\/p>\n

Apis lutescens <\/strong><\/em>Gmelin, 1790, Caroli a Linn\u00e9 systema naturae […], edn. 13, vol. 1, p. 2790 [not seen].-Potential synonym of Osmia florisomnis<\/em> (Linnaeus) [= Chelostoma florisomne<\/em> (Linnaeus)] in Warncke (1986: 104).<\/p>\n

Apis melodes<\/strong><\/em> Harris, 1776, Exposition of English Insects, p. 165.-Potential synonym of Osmia ventralis <\/em>(Panzer)[= Osmia leaiana<\/em> (Kirby)] in Warncke (1986: 105).<\/p>\n

Apis pusilla <\/strong><\/em>Christ, 1791, Naturgeschichte der Insekten, p. 160 [not Fabricius, 1781].-Potential synonym of Osmia rufa globosa<\/em> (Scopoli) [= Osmia bicornis globosa<\/em> (Scopoli)] in Warncke (1986: 108).<\/p>\n

Apis rufipes <\/strong><\/em>Christ, 1791, Naturgeschichte der Insekten, p. 161.-Potential synonym of Osmia rufa globosa<\/em> (Scopoli) [= Osmia bicornis globosa<\/em> (Scopoli)] in Warncke (1986: 110).<\/p>\n

Apis strenuus <\/strong><\/em>Harris, 1776, Exposition of English Insects, p. 164.-Potential synonym of Osmia rufa<\/em> (Linnaeus) [= Osmia bicornis <\/em>(Linnaeus)] in Warncke (1986: 111) [not Harris, 1776, p. 131, which refers to Bombus proteus<\/em> Gerstaecker [= Bombus soroensis proteus<\/em> Gerstaecker] according to Dalla Torre (1896: 514) or Bombus lapidarius<\/em> (Linnaeus) according to Warncke (1986: 111)]<\/p>\n

Apis tacitus<\/strong><\/em> Harris, 1776, Exposition of English Insects, p. 165.-Potential synonym of Osmia ventralis <\/em>(Panzer) [= Osmia leaiana<\/em> (Kirby)] in Warncke (1986: 112).<\/p>\n

Apis tumidus<\/strong><\/em> Harris, 1776, Exposition of English Insects, p. 165.-Potential synonym of Osmia florisomnis <\/em>(Linnaeus) [= Chelostoma florisomne<\/em> (Linnaeus)] in Warncke (1986: 113).<\/p>\n

Apis unicornis <\/strong><\/em>Christ, 1791, Naturgeschichte der Insekten, p. 160.-Potential synonym of Osmia florisomnis <\/em>(Linnaeus) [= Chelostoma florisomne<\/em> (Linnaeus)] in Warncke (1986: 113).<\/p>\n

Apis ventralis<\/strong><\/em> Panzer, 1798, Faunae Insectorum Germanicae, 56: 20.-Combination Megachile ventralis <\/em>(Panzer) in Dalla Torre (1896: 451). Combination Osmia ventralis<\/em> (Panzer) [= Osmia leaiana<\/em> (Kirby)] in Warncke (1988a: 30). See also \u00f4zbek and Zanden (1992a: 27) and Schwarz et al.<\/em> (1996: 123).<\/p>\n

Heriades gasperinii<\/strong><\/em> Schmiedeknecht, in: Gasperini, 1890, Annuario Dalmatico, 5: 63.-Potential synonym of Chelostoma mocsaryi<\/em> Schletterer in Zanden (1990: 52). See also Westrich (2006).<\/p>\n

Heriades <\/em>pusilla<\/i><\/b> Spinola, 1808, Insectorum Liguriae, vol. 2, p. 57.-Synonym of Megachile punctatissima <\/em>Spinola, 1806 [= Stelis punctulatissima<\/em> (Kirby, 1802)] according to Schletterer (1889: 688), but probably synonym of an Osmia<\/em> (Hoplosmia<\/em>) species (Praz, 2017).<\/p>\n

Osmia<\/em> atricapilla<\/em><\/strong> Curtis, 1828, British Entomology, vol. 5, [no.] 222.8. Type material<\/span>: Holotype f, [United Kingdom].-Potential synonym of Osmia nigriventris<\/em> (Zetterstedt, 1838) in Tkalcu (1995: 140). See Tkalcu (1995: 140).<\/p>\n

Osmia cinctella<\/strong><\/em> Dours, 1873, Revue et Magasin de Zoologie Pure et Appliqu\u00e9, ser. 3, 1: 296. Type material<\/u>: Syntypes mm, ff \u201eIles de l\u2019Archipel grec\u201c [Greece], \u201eAlg\u00e9rie\u201c [Algeria]. Type material lost (<\/span>Tkalcu, 1977b: 232; Zanden, 1990: 52).-Syntypes probably belong to both Osmia<\/em> (Helicosmia<\/em>) dives <\/em>Mocsary, 1877 (Greek specimens) and Osmia<\/em> (Helicosmia<\/em>) frieseana <\/em>Ducke, 1899 (Algerian specimens).<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Osmia interrupta<\/strong><\/em> Latreille, 1811, Encyclop\u00e9die M\u00e9thodique, Histoire Naturelle, Insectes, vol. 8: 583. Type material lost.-Potential synonym of Anthocopa anceyi<\/em> (P\u00e9rez, 1879) [= Hoplosmia anceyi<\/em> (P\u00e9rez)] in Zanden (1988b: 128). See also Zanden (1994b: 1114).<\/p>\n

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Osmia<\/span><\/em> kashmirensis<\/span><\/i><\/strong> Nurse, 1903, The Annals and Magazine of Natural History (London), ser. 7, 11: 546. <\/span>Type material lost (Sardar et al., 2024).<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Osmia micro-gramma<\/strong><\/em> Dours, 1873, Revue et Magasin de Zoologie Pure et Appliqu\u00e9, ser. 3, 1: 297. Type material lost.-Potential synonym of Anthocopa croatica<\/em> (Friese, 1893) [= Hoplosmia croatica<\/em> (Friese)] in Tkalcu (1974a: 123). See also Zanden (1994b: 1114).<\/p>\n

Osmia purpurata<\/strong><\/em> Ducke, 1899, Entomologische Nachrichten (Berlin), 25: 215. Type material lost.-Potential synonym of Osmia gracilicornis<\/em> P\u00e9rez, 1895 in Peters (1977). See also M\u00fcller (2022a: 218).<\/p>\n

Osmia <\/em>recta<\/em><\/strong> P\u00e9rez, 1902, Proc\u00e8s-verbaux de la Soci\u00e9t\u00e9 Linn\u00e9enne de Bordeaux, 57: 63. Type material<\/span>: m, \u201eAlg\u00e9rie\u201c [Algeria], MNHN (Paris). Holotype severly damaged (only head, thorax, fore and middle leg remaining), rendering assignment to species impossible; the linear parapsidal lines indicate that the species belongs to Hoplitis<\/em> rather than to Osmia (Melanosmia)<\/em> as assumed by Ungricht et al. (2008) (A. M\u00fcller, unpublished).<\/p>\n

Osmia scorpia<\/strong><\/em> Vachal, 1910, Bolet\u00edn de la Real Sociedad Espa\u00f1ola de Historia Natural, 10: 178. Type material lost.-Potential synonym of Hoplitis quadrispina<\/em> (Tkalcu, 1992) in Zanden (1994b: 1117).<\/p>\n

Osmia sicula<\/strong><\/em> Dalla Torre & Friese, 1895, Entomologische Nachrichten (Berlin), 21: 72. NOMEN NOVUM for the preoccupied Osmia minuta<\/em> Destefani, 1887 [not Osmia minuta <\/em>Bramson, 1879]. Type material lost.-Potential synonym of a Protosmia<\/em> species in Zanden (1988b: 129).<\/p>\n

Pseudosmia parva<\/strong><\/em> Radoszkowski, 1874, Bulletin de la Soci\u00e9t\u00e9 Imp\u00e9riale des Naturalistes de Moscou, 48: 158. Type material<\/span>: f(f), “Frauenfeld” [Switzerland?].-NOMEN DUBIUM based on the poor description and the unclear origin.<\/p>\n

Pseudosmia taurica<\/strong><\/em> Radoszkowski, 1874, Bulletin de la Soci\u00e9t\u00e9 Imp\u00e9riale des Naturalistes de Moscou, 48: 157. Type material: Syntypes m(m), f(f), \u201eCrim\u00e9e (Salguir)\u201c [Ukraine].-Combination Hoplitis<\/em> (Pseudosmia<\/em>) taurica<\/em> (Radoszkowski) in Zanden (1988b: 119).-Synonymy with Osmia<\/em> (Helicosmia<\/em>) dimidiata<\/em> Morawitz, 1870 in Ungricht et al. (2008), rejected by Ivanov et al. (2013).-NOMEN DUBIUM based on the poor description and the unavailabity of the types (Ghisbain et al., 2025).<\/p>\n

\u2020 Apiaria dubia<\/strong><\/em> Germar, 1849, Zeitschrift der Deutschen Geologischen Gesellschaft (Berlin), 1, 66. Compression fossil. Upper Oligocene. Orsberg (Bonn, Germany).-Combination Osmia dubia<\/em> (Germar) in Giebel (1856: 182), accepted by Handlirsch (1906-1908), but generic determination questioned by Zeuner and Manning (1976: 186).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Brood cells of Hoplitis (Alcidamea) mitis (Nylander, 1852) under a removed stone (left) and female of the same species collecting pollen on Campanula, the species’ exclusive pollen source (right); the brood cells consist of leaf fragments imbricately glued together, forming a cone-like structure. Fotos A. M\u00fcller. The following names cannot be assigned with certainty to […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1092,"featured_media":0,"parent":14,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-20","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ethz.ch\/osmiini\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/20","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ethz.ch\/osmiini\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ethz.ch\/osmiini\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ethz.ch\/osmiini\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1092"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ethz.ch\/osmiini\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ethz.ch\/osmiini\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/20\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7389,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ethz.ch\/osmiini\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/20\/revisions\/7389"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ethz.ch\/osmiini\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/14"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ethz.ch\/osmiini\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}