American Entomological Society

Not to be confused with Entomological Society of America.
American Entomological Society
FormationMarch 1, 1859; 165 years ago (1859-03-01)
HeadquartersPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania
Websiteamericanentomologicalsociety.org

The American Entomological Society was founded on March 1, 1859. It is the oldest continuously operating entomological society in the Western Hemisphere and one of the oldest scientific societies in the United States.[1] Headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, it publishes Entomological News, Transactions of the American Entomological Society and Memoirs of the American Entomological Society.[2] It is not affiliated in any way with the similarly named Entomological Society of America.

  1. ^ "The American Entomological Society – About Us". ansp.org. 2011. Retrieved October 19, 2011.
  2. ^ "American Entomologial Society – Publications". ansp.org. 2011. Retrieved October 19, 2011.