Hemipodius nanus Sundevall, Öfvers. K. Sv. Vet. Akad. Förhandl., vol. VII, No. 4, 17th. April 1850, p. 110.
= Turnix hottentotta nana Sundevall, 1850
Syntype : Male ad., Port Natal (= Durban), Natal. 25. IV. 1840. J. A. Wahlberg leg. No. 7730. - Measurements of type : wing : 72 mm.; culmen : 10,5 mm.; tarsus : 20 mm.