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).