| Type name | Orphnus chappuisi Paulian, 1948 |
| Type | Holotype |
| Museum | Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris | Correct name | Orphnus (Orphnus) chappuisi Paulian, 1948 |
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| Collector | C. ARAMBOURG P. A. CHAPPUIS & R. JEANNEL |
| Collection date | 1932-1933 |
| Country | Kenya |
| Region | TURKANA NORD |
| Locality | Monts Murueris |
| Altitude | 800–1000m |
| Comments | Orphnus chappuisi n. sp./Boucomont det.1934 Orphnus sp. ? MUSEUM DE PARIS Mission de l’Omo |