Entomological Organisations - British Dragonfly Society, Royal Entomological Society of London, Entomological Society of America (Paperback)

Chapters: British Dragonfly Society, Royal Entomological Society of London, Entomological Society of America, Entomological Society of Stettin, International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology, German Entomological Institute, National Bee Unit, Amateur Entomologists' Society, International Union for the Study of Social Insects, British Entomological and Natural History Society, Orthopterists' Society, Soci t Entomologique de France, Entomological Society of Canada, Buglife - the Invertebrate Conservation Trust, Bees, Wasps and Ants Recording Society, American Entomological Society, Odonata Records Committee, Opie, Entomological Society of Japan, Centre for Entomological Studies Ankara, Netherlands Entomological Society, Royal Belgian Entomological Society. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 64. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: The Royal Entomological Society of London (formerly, the Entomological Society of London) is devoted to insect study. It has a major national and international role in disseminating information about insects and improving communication between entomologists. The Society was founded in 1833 as the Entomological Society of London. It had many antecedents beginning as the Society of Entomologists of London. The foundation of the society began with a meeting of "gentlemen and friends of entomological science," held on 3 May, 1833 in the British Museum convened by Nicholas Aylward Vigors with the presidency of John George Children. Those present were the Reverend Frederick William Hope, Cardale Babington, William Yarrell, John Edward Gray, James Francis Stephens, Thomas Horsfield, G. T. Rudd and George Robert Gray. Letters of Adrian Hardy Haworth, George Bennett and John Curtis were read where they expressed their regrets to be able to attend the meeting. The...More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=2943106