Description published
Spinola, Insectorum Liguriae, vol. 2, p. 63.
Location of type
Type material: Lectotype f, by designation of Tkalcu (1975: 314), [Italy], MSDB (Torino).-Combination Osmia (Chalcosmia) melanogaster Spinola in Tkalcu (1975c: 314). Combination Osmia (Melanosmia) melanogaster Spinola in Wu (2006: 73).