Ophrys insectifera Linnaeus, Species Plantarum 2: 948. 1753.

"Habitat in Europa temperatiori." RCN: 6855.

Lectotype (Baumann & al. in Mitteilungsbl. Arbeitskr. Heim. Orchid. Baden-Württemberg 21: 512, Abb. 32. 1989): Herb. Linn. No. 1056.20 (LINN) .

Generitype of Ophrys Linnaeus (vide Green, Prop. Brit. Bot.: 185. 1929).

Current name: Ophrys insectifera L. ( Orchidaceae).

Note: Ophrys insectifera, with the type designated by Baumann & al., was proposed as conserved type of the genus by Jarvis (in Taxon 41: 566. 1992). However, the proposal was eventually ruled unnecessary by the General Committee (see Barrie, l.c. 55: 795-796. 2006 for a review of the history of this and related proposals).

Linnaeus knew this species from several different parts of Sweden. Baumann & al. assume the type to have been collected by Linnaeus in Öland in 1741, although the material bears no annotation that might confirm this.