Penthetria soror Reichenow, 1887: 70

Frahnert, Sylke, Turner, Donald A. & Bracker, Cordula, 2023, Type specimens and type localities of birds (Aves) collected by Gustav Adolf Fischer (1848 - 1886) in East Africa, Zootaxa 5334 (1), pp. 1-84 : 50

Penthetria soror Reichenow, 1887: 70 .

Now: Euplectes macroura macroura (J.F. Gmelin, 1789) . See Amadon et al. (1962: 71).

Holotype: ZMB 48.5 (Fischer no. 250), skin, male, collected at “Kawanga”, 15.03.[18]86.

Type locality: “ Kawanga” [ Mumias , Kakamega County, Kenya], from the original description as well as locality of the holotype .

Remarks: In the original description no type was chosen, and there were no inventory numbers for specimens provided, but measurements for one specimen and the locality “Kawanga” with the date 15 March were given. As no. 250 was the only P. soror Fischer collected at “Kawanga”, ZMB 48.5 is regarded as the holotype for this species. “Kawanga” (Wanga’s place) was a locality where travelers and expeditions engaged porters and took on supplies, now the town of Mumias in western Kenya (0°20’N, 34°29’E).