Osmia propinqua Cresson, 1864:23, ♀.Fort Crook, California (Entom. Soc. Philadelphia, leg. H. Ulke). - Cockerell, 1912Cockerell, T.D.A. 1912. Names applied to bees of the genus Osmia, found in North America. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 42:215-225. (distribution). - As Osmia lignaria propinqua: - Cockerell, 1928Cockerell, T.D.A. 1928. Some bees from Utah. Psyche 35 (4):232-234. (distribution); Krombein et al., 1979Krombein, K.V., P.D. Hurd, D.R. Smith & B.D. Burks 1979. Catalog of Hymenoptera in America North of Mexico. Volume 2. Apocrita (Aculeata). Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington D.C. 1199-2209. (distribution).
Osmia lignaria lignariella Cockerell, 1906:227 - Cockerell, 1906Cockerell, T.D.A. 1906. The bees of New Mexico. Transactions of the American Entomological Society 32:289-314. (distribution); Cockerell, 1912Cockerell, T.D.A. 1912. Names applied to bees of the genus Osmia, found in North America. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 42:215-225. (distribution); Krombein et al., 1979Krombein, K.V., P.D. Hurd, D.R. Smith & B.D. Burks 1979. Catalog of Hymenoptera in America North of Mexico. Volume 2. Apocrita (Aculeata). Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington D.C. 1199-2209.:2032 ( listed as synonym of Osmia lignaria propinqua Cresson, 1864).