| Type name | Orphnus (Ronphus) simonii Petrovitz, 1971 |
| Type | Type | Correct name | Orphnus (Orphnus) nyassicus Kolbe, 1895 |
| Sex | I |
| Collection | PETROVITZ Rudolf |
| Collector | SIMONI |
| Collection date | 1893 |
| Country | [RSA] |
| Region | Bechuana Land |
| Locality | Vryburg |
| Latitude / Longitude | -26.959 ; 24.728
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