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 Compsothespis michaelseni Werner, 1923 Fig. 45a–c Compsothespis michaelseni Werner, 1923: 109 . Type material Holotype ( 1 female ) NAMIBIA • ♀ ( Fig. 45a–c ); “// Hamb. dtsch-s.w. / afr. Studienr. 1911 / Neudamm / ( 42 km ONO Windhuk ) / W. Michelsen / leg. 10.–15. V. 1911 . / ded. // Zoolog. Mus. Hamburg / Compsothespis ♀ / michaelseni Wern. Type / Fr. Werner det. 1922. // Fr. Werner publ. 1923. / W. Michaelsen ded. 15.III.1923 .”; ZMH 831013 . Type locality Farm Neudamm, 42 km E/ NE of Windhoek [ Namibia ]. Fig. 44. a–c . Calamothespis lineatipennis Werner, 1923 , holoype, ♀ (ZMH 845358). a . Labels. b . Dorsal view. c . Ventral view. d–f . Calamothespis tanzaniensis Roy & Stiewe, 2016 , holotype, ♀ (ZMH 840286). d . Labels. e . Dorsal view. f . Ventral view. Scale bars = 10 mm. Current status Valid species. Habitus Complete. Remarks In the original publication “ May 1905 ” is stated as collection date for this specimen. This might be a mistake from Werner as other specimens from the same collector and location were all collected in 1911, which matches the data from the original label.