Description published
Fabricius, Mantissa Insectorum, vol. 1, p. 304.
Location of type
Type material: Lectotype f, by designation of Tkalcu (1970: 10), “Habitat in Barbariae Tunis” [Tunisia], ZMUC (Copenhagen).-Combination Osmia (Osmia) tunensis (Fabricius) in Friese (1911b: 87).