A new Tomarus Erichson, 1847 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Dynastinae: Pentodontini) species is described from western Colombia. The new species is compared with Tomarus laevicollis (Bates, 1888) from Central America. An identification key is also provided to the species occurring in the country. 

Selman WakSman and STRePTOmYCIn Selman Abraham Waksman (1888-1972) was a Russian–American microbiologist. Born in Priluki, UkraineRussia, Waksman left Russia and arrived in the United States, in 1910.He attended Rutgers University, graduating in 1915 and became an American citizen, in 1916.After obtaining his doctorate from the University of California, he returned to Rutgers to join the faculty.

1890 1. Die SehstSrungen nach Verletzung der Grosshimrinde. Nach Versuchen am Hunde. I, Arch. ges. Physiol., 1884, xxxiv, 67-114. 2. Die Sehst6rungen nach Verletzung der Grosshirnrinde. Nach Versuchen am Hunde. II. Die Natur der Sehst6rungen, Arch. ges. Physiol., 1884, xxxiv, 115-172. 3. Die elementaren St6rungen einfacher Funktionen nach oberfl~chlicher, umschriebener Verletzung des Grosshirns...

Household economies of scale arise when households with multiple members share public goods, making larger households better o¤ at lower per capita expenditures. Research into household scale economies has not considered how household economies of scale have changed over time. I use American household expenditure surveys, covering 1888 to 1935, to produce the …rst comparable historical estimate...

Çin tarihi, dinleri ve arkeolojisi üzerine uzman olan Émmanuale-Édouard Chavannes (1865-1918) Fransız bir Sinolog arkeologdur. Chavannes, Fransa’nın prestijli öğrenim kurumlarından École Normale Supérieure’den 1888 yılında mezun olmuştur. Okulun yöneticisi iyi arkeolog Georges Perrot, Chavannes’i Çin’de bilimsel çalışmalar yapması için yönlendirmiştir.