Stelis microtis Rchb. f., Beitr. Orchid.-K. C. Amer. 95, t. 8, f. iii, 6-9. 1866.
TYPE: [Costa Rica. Heredia]. Desengaño in Costa Rica, 9 May 1857, H. Wendland s.n. (holotype, W; isotype, AMES; illustration of type, AMES).