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Apis bicornis  Linnaeus, 1758
Taxonomic Serial No.: 767828

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Animalia  
  Taxonomic Rank: Species  
  Common Name(s):    
  Valid Name: Osmia bicornis (Linnaeus, 1758)
 
       
  Taxonomic Status:    
  Current Standing: invalid - original name/combination   
       
  Data Quality Indicators:    
  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
       

 References
       
  Expert(s):    
  Expert: John S. Ascher, PhD  
  Notes: Assistant Professor, Department of Biological Sciences, National University of Singapore   
  Reference for: Apis bicornis    
       
  Other Source(s):    
  Source: Discover Life bee species guide and world checklist - Draft-54, website (version Draft-54)  
  Acquired: 2020   
  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: Apis bicornis   
       
  Publication(s):    
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Dalla Torre, C. G. de  
  Publication Date: 1896   
  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: Apis bicornis   
       
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Day, M. C.  
  Publication Date: 1979   
  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: Apis bicornis   
       
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Linnaeus, Carolus  
  Publication Date: 1758   
  Article/Chapter Title:    
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Systema naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis, 10th Edition, vol. 1   
  Page(s): 824   
  Publisher: Laurentii Salvii   
  Publication Place: Holmiae (Stockholm, Sweden)   
  ISBN/ISSN:    
  Notes: Available online at http://resolver.sub.uni-goettingen.de/purl?PPN362053006 and http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886   
  Reference for: original description   
       
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Richards, O. W.  
  Publication Date: 1935   
  Article/Chapter Title: Notes on the Nomenclature of the Aculeate Hymenoptera, with Special Reference to British Genera and Species   
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: The Transactions of the Entomological Society of London, vol. 83, no. 1   
  Page(s): 143-176   
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  Publication Place:    
  ISBN/ISSN:    
  Notes: DOI:10.1111/j.1365-2311.1935.tb00420.x   
  Reference for: Apis bicornis   
       
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Ungricht, Stefan, Andreas Müller, and Silvia Dorn  
  Publication Date: 2008   
  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: Apis bicornis   
       

 Geographic Information
       
  Geographic Division: Africa  
    Europe & Northern Asia (excluding China)  
       
  Jurisdiction/Origin:    
 

 

    

 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  
    Richards stated in 1935, "The type female of A. bicornis Linnaeus, 1758...is a female of O. rufa." Richards, O. W. 1935 (June). Notes on the Nomenclature of the Aculeate Hymenoptera, with Special Reference to British Genera and Species. The Transactions of the Entomological Society of London, vol. 83, no. 1:143-176  
 

 

    

 
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