| Type name | Orphnus rufithorax Benderitter, 1914 |
| Type | Paralectotype |
| Museum | Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris | Correct name | Orphnus (Orphnus) rufithorax Benderitter, 1914 |
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| Collector | Charles Alluaud |
| Collection date | XI-1908 |
| Country | Afrique Orient. Angl. Kenia |
| Region | (S.-O.) |
| Locality | District de Maranga Fort-Hall |
| Latitude / Longitude | -0.71 ; 37.158
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