| Type name | Nyassinus maculipes Westwood, 1879 |
| Type | Lectotype |
| Museum | Hope Department of Entomology, Oxford University Museum of Natural History | Correct name | Nyassinus maculipes Westwood, 1879 |
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| Locality | Région du Lac Nyasa |
| Latitude / Longitude | -11.57 ; 34.971
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