Oreoscotus affinis (Hustache, 1936) comb. n. (Figs. 2A, B)

Molytophilus affinis Hustache, 1936: 492 (description)

Type locality: Abyssinie: entre Djem-Djem et Wouramboulchi, vers 9000 pieds.

Type specimens: Primary: Holotype (by monotypy, Figs. 2A, B), unsexed (NHMUK): “ Type [p] \ TYPE [h] \ Abyssinia: Between Djem-Djem and Wouramboulchi. 8,000–9,000ft. 30.ix–1.x.1926. J.Omer Cooper. [p] \ Specimen figured [h] \ Molytophilus affinis [h] Hustache det. [p]”.

Remarks. The only known specimen of this nominal species was collected on the watershed separating the Blue Nile basin and that of Awash River (spelt as “Hawash” in Omer-Cooper [1930], map 2) some 75 km W of Addis-Ababa and at relatively high altitude of about 2438–2743 meters.