An annotated type catalogue of praying mantises (Mantodea) in the Zoological Museum Hamburg (ZMH) Author Nguyen, Eileen 859F809A-9B11-4AC1-B1C6-23A62F6772BA Leibniz-Institut zur Analyse des Biodiversitätswandels, Museum der Natur, Zoologisches Museum Hamburg, Martin-Luther-King-Platz 3, 20146 Hamburg, Germany. e.nguyen@leibniz-lib.de Author Husemann, Martin D31A05CA-DCD8-4CFB-A9D0-E9F070EC4707 Staatliches Museum für Naturkunde Karlsruhe, Karlsruhe, Germany. martin.husemann@smnk.de Author Ehrmann, Reinhard EA546FE5-AE6E-414C-B868-876545B7D60B 76228 Karlsruhe, Germany. text European Journal of Taxonomy 2024 2024-10-21 964 1 79 https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/download/2693/12441 journal article 10.5852/ejt.2024.964.2693 2118-9773 13992120 87979983-0983-45CB-ABE5-26FFF91B12B4 Elaea infumata Beier, 1931 Fig. 16a–c Elaea infumata Beier, 1931: 2 . Type material Holotype ( 1 male ) KENYA • ♂ ( Fig. 16a–c ); “// Type // Forschungsreise / C. v. Erlanger / Nord-Ost-Afrika. // Brit. Ost-Afrika / Wante / 17.5.1901 . // Eing. Nr. 127.1928. // Elaea ♂ / infumata Beier / det. Beier / Type ! ♂ ”; ZMH 841072 . Type locality Wante, British East Africa [ Kenya ]. Current status Valid species. Habitus Incomplete: not one leg of the last pair is completely preserved. Remarks The type locality given by Ehrmann (2002) is not correct. The expedition report from the collector Erlanger ( Erlanger 1904 ) clearly shows that his group was traveling to El-Uak [El-Wak, Kenya ] after crossing the rivers Danale and Daua [Dawa] at the end of April 1901 . From El-Uak they traveled westwards to Bardera [Bardere, Somalia ]. Therefore, we assume that the type locality refers to Wante next to El-Wak in Kenya which is located next to the border with Somalia .