Current Notes. K. W. Verhoeff

K. W. Verhoeff died of wounds received in an air raid on Munich in December 1944. Fortunately, his library and collections have not been damaged. Verhoeff was a lifelong student of the Diplopoda and Chilognatha, on which he was working to the end. In the early years of the century he produced some remarkable work on the Dermaptera, in which he broke new ground. Its value was reduced, however, by obscurity of expression, absence of illustration or any explanation of the new terms he introduced and ignorance of the literature. It was many years before its importance was appreciated, owing to the difficulty in understanding it. He was a keen and energetic worker, with the reputation of "a slashing controversialist." He had no sympathy with modern political events. — M. B.