| Type name | Orphnus thoracicus Linell, 1896 |
| Type | Holotype |
| Museum | National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution | Correct name | Orphnus (Orphnus) thoracicus Linell, 1896 |
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| Collection | NMNHW |
| Collector | Chanler Exp 92-93 |
| Collection date | 1892-1893 |
| Country | East Africa |
| Locality | Tana River |
| Comments | Type No. 19 U.S.N.M. |