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P. F. M. A. Dejean ? in France. This is apparent from Dejean’s 
famous work, “Species General des Coleopteres” (Vols. I-V, 1825- 
31). When he wrote the first volume (1825), Dejean had not 
acquired contact with Say, but in the preface to Vol. 2 (1826, p. 
VIII) he acknowledges, in a general way, having received many 
Say specimens. In this, as well as in the later volumes of his work, 
when re-describing certain Say species, Dejean mentions that Say 
had sent him specimens. This is the case for the species listed in 
Table 1. Under many other species names, here omitted, Dejean 
quotes Say as the author but without mentioning specimens received 
from him. 
One of my assistants, Mr. Reinhold Charpentier, when visiting the 
Museum National d’Histoire Naturelle in Paris (MNP) in 1967, 
kindly undertook to study the Oberthiir Collection, which includes 
the Dejean Collection, to search for genuine Say specimens. Dejean 
specimens are easily recognized by their bright green labels (see Lind- 
Table 1. Say species mentioned by Dejean in “Species General des Coleop- 
teres,” Parts II-V, as received from Say (modern generic names used). An 
* with Say’s name on the specimen. 
Species 
Say description 
Dejean reference 
Agonum decentis 
1823b: 53 
111.1828:107 
Amara impuncticollis 
1823b: 36 
111.1828:466 
*A. musculis 
1823b: 35 
111.1828:478 
*Anisodactylus agricola 
1823b: 33 
IV.1829 :1 5 1 
A. baltimoriensis 
1823b: 33 
IV.1829 :154 
*A. caenus 
1823b: 34 
IV.1829 :1 59 
A. rusticus 
1823b: 32 
IV.1829 :1 57 
* Anisotarsus terminatus 
1823b: 48 
IV.1829 :3 56 
*Bembidion contractual 
1823b: 85 
V.1831 :124 
*B. dorsale 
1823b: 84 
V.1831 : 72 
*B. levigatum 
1823b: 84 
V.1831 :1 5 1 
Calosoma luxatum 
1823a :149 
11.1826:197 
*Carabus sylvosus 
1823b: 75 
11.1826:152 
*Chlaenius emarginatus 
1823b: 63 
11.1826:367 
Dyschirius globulosus 
1823b: 23 
11.1826:480 
D. pallipennis 
1823b: 24 
11.1826:481 
D. sphaericollis 
1823b: 23 
11.1826:480 
Harpalus erraticus 
1823b: 27 
IV.1829 :258 
*H. faunus 
1823b: 28 
IV.1829 :254 
*Lebia tricolor 
1823b: 11 
11.1826:454 
Olisthopus parmatus 
1823b: 49 
111.1828:182 
*Pasimachus subsulcatus 
1823b: 19 
11.1826:471 
Scaphinotus bilobus 
1823b: 73 
11.1826: 17 
*Stenolophus ochropczus 
1823b: 54 
IV.1829 :424 
Synuchus impunctatus 
1823b: 45 
111.1828:469 
Tachys flavicauda 
1823b: 87 
V.1831: 54 
T . inornatus 
1823b: 87 
V.1831: 53 
