Orphnus thompsoni zebra Cousin, 1887 Figs 7D, 7iv

Orphnus thompsoni var. zebra Cousin 1887: 212.

Type locality.

[Ecuador, Prov. Cañar] “près Azagues [sic, Azogues], sur la pente, à environs 2400m alt.".

Label.

“près Azagues sur la / pente à envir. 2400m alt."; see remarks.

Dimensions.

Not given. Lectotype H 46.4, D 25.4, W 5.4.

Type material.

RBINS/MT2375, lectotype (design. n.); MT2376, nine paralectotypes, ex Cousin (Dautzenberg coll.).

Remarks.

The original Cousin label mentions the taxon name only; the locality has been added by Dautzenberg, probably on the basis of Cousin’s paper. Several specimens are juvenile or damaged. One specimen is here designated lectotype. The taxon is considered a junior subjective synonym of Kara thompsonii (Pfeiffer, 1851) (syn. n.).

Current systematic position.

Orthalicidae, Kara thompsonii (Pfeiffer, 1851) (comb. n.).