Uwe Müller (Hrsg.), Erinnern - Wilhelm Sattler (1784-1859) und der „Schwarze Einser" (Ausstellungshefte des Stadtarchivs Schweinfurt, Nr. 4), Schweinfurt (Stadtarchiv Schweinfurt) 1999. 32 S., zahlr. Abb.

The type material of the Oriental Carpelimus species from five museums have been investigated. Thirty four lectotypes are designated for the following species: Trogophloeus bengalensis Cameron, 1930; T. bicolor Cameron, 1940; T. calcuttanus Bemhauer, 1911; T. chatterjeei Cameron, 1930; T. congruus Cameron, 1930;T. coriaceus Cameron, 1930; T. flavipennis Cameron, 1930; T. formosae Cameron, 1940;...

Two new species of Dicranoptycha Osten Sacken, 1859, crane flies (Diptera, Limoniidae) from the Korean peninsula are described, illustrated and compared with already known and related species. An identification key and check-list of all Korean Dicranoptycha is presented.

The first records of Ripiphorus subdipterus Bosc, 1792 (Ripiphoridae) and Stenoria analis Schaum, 1859 (Meloidae) from Hungary are provided.

Lord Kelvin (William Thomson) made important contributions to the study of atmospheric electricity during a brief but productive period from 1859–1861. By 1859 Kelvin had recognised the need for “incessant recording” of atmospheric electrical parameters, and responded by inventing both the water dropper equaliser for measuring the atmospheric potential gradient (PG), and photographic data loggi...