''Entomologist's Monthly Magazine'' is a British
entomological
Entomology () is the scientific study of insects, a branch of zoology. In the past the term "insect" was less specific, and historically the definition of entomology would also include the study of animals in other arthropod groups, such as arach ...
journal
A journal, from the Old French ''journal'' (meaning "daily"), may refer to:
*Bullet journal, a method of personal organization
*Diary, a record of what happened over the course of a day or other period
*Daybook, also known as a general journal, a ...
, founded by a staff of five editors –
T. Blackburn,
H. G. Knaggs, M.D.,
R. McLachlan, F.L.S.,
E. C. Rye and
H. T. Stainton – and first published in 1864.
[Wale, Matthew (2019), 'Editing entomology: natural-history periodicals and the shaping of scientific communities in nineteenth-century Britain', ''British Journal for the History of Science'', https://doi.org/10.1017/S0007087419000050] The journal publishes original papers and notes on all orders of
insect
Insects (from Latin ') are pancrustacean hexapod invertebrates of the class Insecta. They are the largest group within the arthropod phylum. Insects have a chitinous exoskeleton, a three-part body ( head, thorax and abdomen), three pairs ...
s and terrestrial
arthropod
Arthropods (, (gen. ποδός)) are invertebrate animals with an exoskeleton, a Segmentation (biology), segmented body, and paired jointed appendages. Arthropods form the phylum Arthropoda. They are distinguished by their jointed limbs and Arth ...
s from any part of the world, specialising in groups other than
Lepidoptera
Lepidoptera ( ) is an order (biology), order of insects that includes butterfly, butterflies and moths (both are called lepidopterans). About 180,000 species of the Lepidoptera are described, in 126 Family (biology), families and 46 Taxonomic r ...
.
Although its name would suggest otherwise, it is currently produced only four times per year by
Pemberley Books as of 2007.
References
External links
The Entomologist's monthly magazine, Hathi Trust Digital Library(full view from vol. 1 - 14, 1864-1878)
Biodiversity Library vol. 1 - 58 (1864-1922), Free downloads.
Pemberley Books
Entomology journals and magazines
Science and technology magazines published in the United Kingdom
Monthly magazines published in the United Kingdom
Magazines established in 1864
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