''The Entomologist's Record and Journal of Variation'' is a bimonthly
peer-reviewed 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
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*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 ...
. Its emphasis is
British
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Peoples, culture, and language
* British people, nationals or natives of the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories, and Crown Dependencies.
** Britishness, the British identity and common culture
* British English, ...
and
Europe
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an
Lepidoptera, but material on other insect
orders is also published regularly. It was established by
J. W. Tutt in 1890. Its current editor is Colin W. Plant.
Two long-running series featured in the journal are the annual reports on immigration of Lepidoptera into the British Isles, and an annual review of the
Microlepidoptera
Microlepidoptera (micromoths) is an artificial (i.e., unranked and not monophyletic) grouping of moth families, commonly known as the 'smaller moths' (micro, Lepidoptera). These generally have wingspans of under 20 mm, and are thus harder to ...
recorded from Britain. The ''Entomologist's Record and Journal of Variation'' became a publication of the
Amateur Entomologists' Society
The Amateur Entomologists' Society (AES) is a UK organisation for people interested in insects.
History
Based in the UK, the Amateur Entomologists' Society was founded in 1935 as The Entomological Exchange and Correspondence Club, for the purpo ...
in January 2009.
External links
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Amateur Entomologists' SocietyNews announcement regarding the change in publisher
Entomology journals and magazines
Bimonthly journals
English-language journals
Publications established in 1890
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