The type material of Mantodea (praying mantises) deposited in the National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, USA

By

Svenson, Gavin J

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2014

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

433

Pages

31-75

Subjects

allotype , Classification , holotype , lectotype , Mantodea , paratype , praying mantis , taxonomy

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.433.7054

 

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.