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was based. Lewis did not place a determination or locality label on every 
specimen of his series nor was he consistent in marking one specimen as the 
type. Where there is sufficient evidence that a particular specimen formed 
part of Lewis’s original series this specimen has been treated as a syntype 
even though the locality on the label differs from that published or there is 
no locality label at all. 
Long, Major S. H. For an account of the expedition from Pittsburgh to the 
Rocky Mountains see James (1823). The material collected on this expedition 
has not been traced. See also Say, p. 279. 
Mniszech, George Vandelin (1824-1881). Mniszech’s collection was purchased 
by Lansberge, who sold the Elateridae to Candéze (q.v.) in 1871 (Candéze, 
1895 : 51, Fleutiaux, 1945 : 80). This material is now in the IRSNB, Brussels. 
Mniszech acquired some of Dupont’s Madagascan material in 1846. His 
collection also contained those of Gebler, Falderman, Helmberg, Kindermann, 
Deyrolle and many specimens collected by Wallace in New Guinea. According 
to Fleutiaux (1945 : 81) all the old labels were removed for display purposes. 
Candéze described a number of species from Mniszech’s collection before 
it came into his possession. It would appear that in some cases he retained 
the specimens (e.g. Lacon nodicollis, see p. 191, L. sinuatus, see p. 213) or 
part of the series (e.g. Lacon eximus see p. 152) on which he based the desc1ip- 
tions as they were acquired by the BMNH with his first collection and are not 
in his second collection in the IRSNB, Brussels. 
Modigliani, Elio (1860-1932). Collections made in Nias, Sumatra, Enggano 
(May—June 1891) and Mentawei are in the MCSN, Genoa. Any specimens 
described and retained by Candéze should be in the IRSNB, Brussels. 
Mochul’skii, V. I. de. See Motschulsky. 
Motschulsky, Victor Ivanovic de (c. 1810-1871). The Russian Coleopterist 
used this form of his surname in both the publications consulted in the course 
of this work. For the last hundred years or more coleopterists have used 
this spelling and the abbreviation ‘Motsch’. In my opinion no useful purpose 
is served by changing the familiar spelling. 
Horn (1936 : 183) states that the Motschulsky collection is in the ZMU, 
Moscow, and the Zoological Museum, Leningrad, while the Naturforschender 
Verein, Riga, the MNHU, Berlin and the DEI, Eberswalde, possess ‘duplicates’. 
However enquiries have shown that neither of the German institutions possess 
Coleoptera determined by Motschulsky. 
Fleutiaux (1932e: 79) records that the Motschulsky collection suffered 
considerable damage before it was acquired by the ZMU, Moscow. He does 
not mention any material in other institutions. Fleutiaux was fortunate 
in that through the kindness of the curator, Mr Kuzin, he was able to examine 
the specimens regarded as Motschulsky types and his collection contains a 
number of specimens of Motschulsky species labelled ‘comparé au type’. 


