The Société entomologique de France, or French Entomological Society, is devoted to the study 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. The society was founded in 1832 in

Paris Paris () is the capital and most populous city of France, with an estimated population of 2,165,423 residents in 2019 in an area of more than 105 km² (41 sq mi), making it the 30th most densely populated city in the world in 2020. S ...

France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic, Pacific Ocean, Pac ...

. The society was created by eighteen Parisian entomologists on January 31, 1832. The first (honorary) president was

Pierre André Latreille Pierre André Latreille (; 29 November 1762 – 6 February 1833) was a French zoologist, specialising in arthropods. Having trained as a Roman Catholic priest before the French Revolution, Latreille was imprisoned, and only regained his freedom ...

(1762-1833) who was elected unanimously and established the goal of the society to contribute to and progress the development of

entomology Entomology () is the science, 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 ...

in all its aspects. The main publications of the society are ''Bulletin de la Société entomologique de France'', ''

Annales de la Société entomologique de France Annals are a concise form of historical writing which record events chronologically, year by year. The equivalent word in Latin and French is ''annales'', which is used untranslated in English in various contexts. List of works with titles contai ...

'' and, for a few years, ''L'Entomologiste, Revue d'Amateurs''. The library contains 15,000 volumes and 1,500 titles of old or current literature.

Lists

* List of presidents of the Société entomologique de France

External links

Société Entomologique de France

BHL
Annales
Annales

''Annales de la société entomologique de France''
in Gallica, the digital library of the BnF.

References

Entomological societies Non-profit organizations based in France Organizations based in Paris Organizations established in 1832 1832 establishments in France {{edu-org-stub