Description published
Panzer, Faunae Insectorum Germanicae, 63: 22.
Location of type
Type material: f(f), “Habitat Viennae Austr.” [Austria]. Type species of Helicosmia Thomson.-Combination Osmia tunensis aurulenta (Panzer) in Warncke (1988a: 10), rejected by Schwarz et al. (1996: 121).