| | | Kind of type | Full locality |
| | | holotype of subspecies Odontomelus scalatus lanceolatus Jago, 1995 | East Tropical Africa, Tanzania: Masherwa, 11.3 km SE of Amani |
| | | [not recorded as a type] | Northeast Tropical Africa, Ethiopia: Omo Valley, Chocio |
| | | [not recorded as a type] | Northeast Tropical Africa, Ethiopia: Kafa Biosphere Reserve, Gambella, Baku Lake |
| | | [not recorded as a type] | Northeast Tropical Africa, Ethiopia: Kafa Biosphere Reserve, Shorori Wetland |