title: The type material of Mantodea (praying mantises) deposited in the National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, USA.
abstract: The collection of Mantodea of the National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, includes 26 holotypes, 7 allotypes, 4 lectotypes, 23 paratypes, and 1 paralectotype. Four type specimens were designated as lectotypes within this work. Highly accurate measurement data, high resolution images of specimens and labels, verbatim label data, georeferenced coordinates, original and newly assigned database codes, and bibliographic data are presented for all primary types. Label data for all paratype specimens in the collection are provide in tabular form. The location of the USNM collection has been moved to the Cleveland Museum of Natural History as a loan under the Off-site Enhancement Program.
authors.affiliation: Department of Invertebrate Zoology, Cleveland Museum of Natural History, 1 Wade Oval Drive, Cleveland, Ohio 44106, United States of America.
authors.forename: Gavin J
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Svenson
keywords: Mantodea; Taxonomy; allotype; classification; holotype; lectotype; paratype; praying mantis