Mantodea of Egypt Author Mohammad, Salwa Kamal Author Alla, Sohair Mohammad Gad Author El-Hamouly, Hayam Author Ehrmann, Reinhard Author Nasser, Mohamed Gemal El-Den text Zootaxa 2011 3044 1 27 journal article 46258 10.5281/zenodo.278837 34c72d2c-9333-4ef2-b98e-0e2a7feec2db 1175-5326 278837 Empusa hedenborgii Stål, 1877 Mantis pectinicornis Linné, 1767 :691 (possible synonym, nomen dubium ). Empusa hedenborgii Stål, 1877 : 77 . Distribution. Almost all of Africa beyond the Sahara, including Cameroon , Cape Town, Eritrea , Senegal , and southwest Asia. Material examined. Egyptian collection (2): Marsa Matrouh 10.9.1957 (2F) ( ASUC ); International museums (11): (Cat.-Nr. 2473-2484 ) Egypt-E: Hurghada ( 27.17N – 33.47E ), leg. S. Materna, 07.V.2002 . (2M), (3F) (20 ootheca); (Cat.-Nr.2472) Egypt-E: Hurghada, Hotel-Anlage an Hauswand, leg. M. Karbaum, 17.VI.1999 (ootheca); (Cat.-Nr.2468) Egypt-N: Ismailiya ( 30.35N – 32.16E ), Suweir-Abu Kharwa, leg. W. G. Ullrich, 19.XII.1995 (N); (Cat.-Nr.2465) Egypt-N: Wadi an Natrun, Bir Hukir ( 30.22N – 30.20E ), 100 km S Alexandria, leg. W. G. Ullrich, 19.I.1993 (N) ( SMNK ).