ENTOMOLOGICAL SOCIETIES. Half a century ago a single entomological society was all that had been organized in the United States, but at present there are probably up ward of a score of organizations devoted to this science. The first entomological society of which we have record was formed in 1842. This was The Entomological Society of Penn sylvania, which has long been out of existence_ The American Entomological Society of Phila delphia, founded in 1859 under the name of The Entomological Society of Philadelphia, and incorporated in 1862, published 'Proceed ings> until 1868, when the society name was changed and the publications became known as 'Transactions.' This, as well as some of the other societies that will be mentioned, is sup ported by a permanent endowment fund, owns very extensive and valuable collections and a library, which are deposited with the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, of which insti tution its members are associate members of the entomological section. Under the combined aus pices of these organizations there is now pub lished Entomological News. The Entomologi cal Society of Ontario publishes the Canadian Entomologist which' began publication in 1868, though the society had a previous existence under the name of The Entomological Society of Canada. It is supported by an annual government grant and the sale of its pub lications. The Brooklyn Entomological Soci ety was organized in 1872 and in 1888, while retaining a corporate existence, became merged in the Brooklyn Institute, forming the depart ment of entomology of that institution. It pub lished seven volumes of a
and six volumes of
year The Entomological Club of the American Association for the Advancement of Science was formed. In 1884 The Entomological Soci ety of Washington was organized, publishing
The Association of Economic Entomologists, as has previously been men tioned, was established in 1889. Its
In addition to these principal publishing en tomological associations there are several• other entomological sections of larger scientific soci eties in Canada and in the United States. There are also local clubs or societies in various sec tions, for example, in Newark, N. J.; at Wil liamsburg, N. Y.; at Chicago, Pittsburgh and in San Francisco, the home of the California En tomological Society.
There are many foreign societies, nearly all of the largest cities of Europe supporting one or more, usually holding titles significant of an entire nation, for example, there are entomo logical societies of Belgium, France, Switzer land, Russia, Italy and Germany, and others representing the cities of London, Berlin, Vi enna and Stockholm. See also AMERICAN EN TOMOLOGICAL SOCIETY and consult Skinner, H. (ed.),