The type series of Arthricocephalus chauvea-ui Bergeron, 1899 is redescribed and figured, anda lectotype selected. The genus is referable to theOryctocephalidae. Arthricocephalus was described by Bergeron(1899, P. 514) from a small number of specimenson a slab of shale collected, and presented to Ber-geron, by M. Chauveau. The provenance of theslab was said to be the mountain chain to the nor-th of Toung-yen-Fou, i. e. in Tongren Countywhich is located in northeastern Guizhou. south-