Catalogue of type specimens of beetles (Coleoptera) deposited in the National Museum, Prague, Czech Republic Author Bezděk, Aleš K. Chocholy 16, CZ- 370 05 České Budějovice, Czech Republic; e-mail: bezdek @ entu. cas. cz Author Hájek, Jiří Department of Entomology, National Museum, Kunratice 1, CZ- 148 00 Praha 4, Czech Republic; e-mail: jiri _ hajek @ nm. cz text Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 2013 2013-07-15 53 1 387 442 journal article 10.5281/zenodo.5739743 0374-1036 5739743 Onthophagus abas Balthasar, 1946 Onthophagus abas Balthasar, 1946a: 15 . The holotype is deposited in NMPC (ex coll. V. Balthasar): HOLOTYPE (J): ‘ SOMALIA IT. / Eil ( Nogal ) / III-IV-1938 / S. Venzo [p] // Typus [p, red lanel, black frame] // Onthophagus / abas n.sp. [hw] / Dr. V . Balthasar det. [p] // Onthophagus / abas Balth. [hw, pink label]’. Current status. Valid species; not assigned to any subgenus. Remark. BALTHASAR (1946a) reported the type specimen as a female, nevertheless the dissection proved it was a male.