Mimops orientalis

Dimensions. Länge [length] 45 mm.

Kraepelin 1903: 62 – 63, figs. 22 – 24 (as Mimops orientalis n. sp.)

Type locality and specimens. China (Prov. Schensi [Shaanxi]). Bisher nur 1 Exemplar (Mus. Hamburg) [Until now only 1 specimen (Museum Hamburg).].

Type material. Holotype (ZMH-A 0000671). CHINA: “ Süd Schensi ”, dd. 08.1903 (ca. 34 ° N; 108 ° 70 ‘ E) Preservation. 1 jar. This specimen is presently on loan. Old type catalogue. Weidner (1960), p. 68, No. 52. Holotype. Taxonomic remarks. Note on file card: „ Jetzt: Typusgattung für Mimopidae Lewis, 2006. M. orientalis: Holotype ist das einzige Exemplar dieser Familie! [Holotype is the only specimen of this family!] “. Collection remarks. The georeference refers to the city of Xi’an, the capital of this provice. Note though that the specimen was collected in “ southern Shaanxi “, which is more mountainous. Other remarks. For a long time, the holotype was the only known specimen of this family but recently Jiang et al. (2020) conducted a comprehensive study and sequenced additional specimens. They confirmed the validity of the family Mimopidae, however they did not re-examine the holotype for their morphological redescription of M. orientalis. Their identification relies on Lewis (2006) who had examined the original specimen. Current systematic position. Mimops orientalis Kraepelin, 1903.