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The British Entomological and Natural History Society or BENHS is a British entomological society. It is based at Dinton Pastures Country Park in Reading, England.
History
BENHS was founded in 1872 as the South London Entomological and Natural History Society.
Publications
BENHS publishes a quarterly journal, the British Journal of Entomology and Natural History (ISSN 0952-7583), formerly Proceedings and Transactions of the British Entomological and Natural History Society, and Proceedings and Transactions of the South London Entomological and Natural History Society.
BENHS has published a number of books. Among the most well-known are two illustrated identification guides to British flies:
- Stubbs, Alan E. and Steven J. Falk (1983) British Hoverflies, an illustrated identification guide
- Stubbs, Alan E. and Martin Drake (2001) British Soldierflies and their allies
Another title published by BENHS was New British Beetles - species not in Joy's practical handbook by Peter J. Hodge and Richard A. Jones, a companion volume to Norman H. Joy's A Practical Handbook of British Beetles.
In 2024 BENHS published A checklist of the Lepidoptera of the British Isles (2nd Edition) edited by David J.L. Agassiz, Stella D. Beavan & Robert J. Heckford
Affiliated societies
The following groups are affiliated to BENHS:
- Bees, Wasps and Ants Recording Society
- British Arachnological Society
- British Myriapod and Isopod Group
- British Plant Gall Society
- Coleopterists Society of Britain & Ireland
- Dipterists Forum
- Earthworm Society of Britain
References
- ^ "WHO WE ARE". British Entomological & Natural History Society. 8 February 2024. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
- "ABOUT". British Entomological & Natural History Society. 8 February 2024. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
- "THE JOURNAL (published 4 times per year)". British Entomological & Natural History Society. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
- "British journal of entomology and natural history". Biodiversity Heritage Library.
- BENHS. "BRITISH HOVERFLIES: AN ILLUSTRATED IDENTIFICATION GUIDE (2nd edition)". British Entomological & Natural History Society. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
- BENHS. "BRITISH SOLDIERFLIES AND THEIR ALLIES (2nd Edition)". British Entomological & Natural History Society. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
- "ABOUT". British Entomological & Natural History Society. 8 February 2024. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
External links
- Society website
- "British Entomological and Natural History Society, registered charity no. 213149". Charity Commission for England and Wales.
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