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Message: <blockquote data-quote="vinividivici" data-source="post: 4144980" data-attributes="member: 31757">Collecting dates & localities by mysterious J. J. Menden in chronological order1927-10-06 – Java (Jawa Barat) – Collocalia francica javensis Stresemann, 19311927-10-09 – Java (Jawa Barat) – Ninox scutulata javanensis Stresemann, 19281927-12-08 – Java (Jawa Timur) – Pachycephala pectoralis javana Hartert, 19281928-05-23 – Java (Jawa Barat) – Zosterops palpebrosa sindorensis Siebers, 19291928-05-31 – Java (Jawa Barat) – Arborophila javanica bartelsi Siebers, 19291929-10-18 – Java (Jawa Barat) – Rhinomyias olivacea javanensis Neumann, 19411929-12-17 – Java (Jawa Barat) – Cyanoderma melanothorax mendeni Neumann, 1935[1930]1931-02-23 – Java (Jawa Barat) – Callosciurus nigrovittatus phoenicurus Sody, 19491931-07-11 – Java (Jawa Barat) – Petaurista petaurista interceptio Sody, 1949[1932, 1933]1934-01-10 – Pagai Utara – Hemiprocne comata stresemanni Neumann, 19371934-06-03 – Sumatra (Palembang) – Rattus rattus palembang Tate & Archbold, 19351934-06-09 – Sumatra (Palembang) – Pithecus femoralis fluviatilis Chasen, 19401934-08-02 – Sumatra (Lampung) – Callosciurus notatus kalianda Sody, 19491935-01-16 – Pagai Utara – Rattus rattus auroreus Sody, 19411935-01-18 – Pagai Utara – Chiropodomys karlkoopmani Musser, 19791935-01-19 – Pagai Utara – Rhinolophus pagi Tate & Archbold, 19391935-01-23 – Pagai Utara – Lariscus insignis auroreus Sody, 19491935-01-31 – Pagai Utara – Hipposideros breviceps Tate, 19411935-06-16 – Kalimantan (Sampit, S Borneo) – Lonchura atricapilla obscura Restall, 19951935-06-17 – Kalimantan (Sampit, SW Borneo) – Callosciurus notatus vinocastaneus Sody, 19491935-07-02 – Kalimantan (Sampit, S Borneo) – Anorrhinus galeritus minor Mayr, 19381935-11-01 – Kalimantan (Riam, SW Borneo) – Rattus whiteheadi coritzae Sody, 19411935-11-04 – Kalimantan (Riam, SW Borneo) – Rattus mulleri waringensis Sody, 19411935-11-07 – Kalimantan (Riam, SW Borneo) – Accipiter trivirgatus microstictus Mayr, 19491935-11-14 – Kalimantan (Riam, S Borneo) – Lonchura leucogastra castanonota Mayr, 19381935-12-06 – Kalimantan (Kotawaringin, SW Borneo) – Callosciurus prevostii waringensis Sody, 19491936-07-20 – Sumatra (Gunung Dempu, S Sumatra) – Pericrocotus miniatus dammermani Neumann, 19371936-07-21 – Sumatra (Gunung Dempu, SW Sumatra) – Napothera epilepidota mendeni Neumann, 19371936-07-28 – Sumatra (Gunung Dempu, SW Sumatra) – Lanius schach sumatræ Neumann, 19371936-08-11 – Sumatra (Bengkulu) – Lariscus insignis diversoides Sody, 1949[1937]1938-07-03 – Peleng – Haliastur indus permistus Neumann, 19391938-07-04 – Peleng – Otus manadensis mendeni Neumann, 19391938-07-08 – Peleng – Dicrurus hottentottus banggaiensis Vaurie, 19521938-07-12 – Peleng – Halcyon coromanda pelingensis Neumann, 19391938-07-15 – Peleng – Oriolus chinensis stresemanni Neumann, 19391938-07-15 – Peleng – Rattus koopmani Musser & Holden, 19911938-07-17 – Peleng – Scissirostrum dubium pelingense Neumann, 19391938-07-19 – Peleng – Rattus rattus pelengensis Sody, 19411938-07-20 – Peleng – Turnix sylvatica kinneari Neumann, 19391938-07-31 – Peleng – Rhinomyias colonus pelingensis Vaurie, 19521938-08-02 – Peleng – Gerygone fusca intercedens Neumann, 19411938-08-08 – Peleng – Alisterus amboinensis versicolor Neumann, 19391938-08-08 – Peleng – Chalcophaps indica nana Neumann, 19411938-08-08 – Peleng – Megapodius nicobariensis perrufus Neumann, 19391938-08-08 – Peleng – Pachycephala melanura pelengensis Neumann, 19411938-08-17 – Peleng – Coracina schistacea petersi Neumann, 19391938-08-17 – Peleng – Rallus torquatus simillimus Neumann, 19391938-08-17 – Peleng – Tarsius fuscus pelengensis Sody, 19491938-08-22 – Peleng – Tyto rosenbergi pelengensis Neumann, 19391938-08-24 – Peleng – Turdus (Geokichla) mendeni Neumann, 19391938-09-24 – Sula (Taliabu) – Artamus monachus sulaensis Neumann, 19391938-10-02 – Sula (Taliabu) – Macropygia amboinensis sedecima Neumann, 19391938-10-08 – Peleng – Aplonis mysolensis persimilis Neumann, 19411938-10-11 – Sula (Taliabu) – Rhipidura teijsmanni sulaensis Neumann, 19391938-10-13 – Sula (Taliabu) – Caprimulgus macrurus jungei Neumann, 19391938-10-14 – Sula (Taliabu) – Columba vitiensis mendeni Neumann, 19391938-10-20 – Sula (Taliabu) – Tyto nigrobrunnea Neumann, 19391938-10-22 – Sula (Taliabu) – Phalanger celebensis mendeni Feiler, 1978 [not seen]1938-10-23 – Sula (Taliabu) – Rattus elaphinus Sody, 19411938-11-19 – Sula (Taliabu) – Zosterops atrifrons sulaensis Neumann, 19391939-05-10 – Sulawesi (Gorontalo) – Tarsius supriatnai Shekelle, Groves, Maryanto & Mittermeier, 20171939-09-03 – Togian (Una-una) – Macropygia amboinensis atrata Ripley, 19411939-10-24 – Sulawesi (Menado) – Sciurillus murinus griseus Sody, 19491939-11-29 – Togian (Malenge) – Rattus concolor malengiensis Sody, 19411939-12-02 – Togian (Malenge) – Rattus sapoensis Sody, 19411939-12-03 – Togian (Malenge) – Cynopithecus togeanus Sody, 19491939-12-10 – Togian (Malenge) – Malacocincla celebensis togianensis Voous, 19521939-12-14 – Togian (Malenge) – Rattus biformatus Sody, 19411939-12-17 – Togian (Malenge) – Phalanger ursinus togianus Tate, 19491939-12-23 – Togian (Malenge) – Babirussa babyrussa togeanensis Sody, 1949Compiled the data I have with regards to Menden where mentioned as collector of unspecified name-bearing type material/or holotype of tetrapod nominal taxa in their original descriptions. As it turns out, they concern mammals and birds exclusively (not mentioned by name at least for reptile and amphibian taxa). It is possible to trace his collecting trips through the published dates (without exception complete as to dd-mm-yy).But please note that the list is not complete (e.g., with the earlier mentioned Hemiprocne longipennis mendeni missing), taking into account only holotype data (i.e., not paratypes), nor is (subsequently) published non-type material taken into consideration here.And with the caveat that the dates for Hemiprocne comata stresemanni Neumann, 1937 and Aplonis mysolensis persimilis Neumann, 1941 as published may require scrutiny, as at face value the dates do not seem to line up too neatly with the other dates from those far-flung respective localities.It would seem that in the first years (1927-1929, 1931) he collected mostly in West Java, with one from East Java (Pachycephala pectoralis javana Hartert, 1928).In 1934, he collected in Sumatra (province Palembang in June, and Lampung in August).In January 1935, he collected in the Mentawai Archipelago off W Sumatra (only the island Pagai Utara mentioned).In June-July and November-December 1935, he collected in SW Kalimantan.In July and August 1936, he collected in Sumatra (provinces Sumatera Selatan and Bengkulu).In July-August 1938, he collected in Peleng.In September-November 1938, he collected in the Sula Islands (Taliabu Island only mentioned).In 3 September 1939, he collected in Togian (Una-una Island).In 24 October 1939, he collected in Sulawesi (province Menado).In late November-December 1939, he collected in Togian (Malenge Island only).I have no results for dates after 23 December 1939. So it would seem that he went out with the proverbial big bang, as he then collected the holotype of the Togian Babirusa. This taxon is now considered by some authors (Meijaard & Groves, 2002, Asian Wild Pig News 2 [1], pp. 9-10) to represent a species in its own right.</blockquote>

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