Entomology, the scientific study of insects and closely-related terrestrial arthropods, has been impelled by the necessity of societies to protect themselves from insect-borne diseases, crop losses to insects, and insect-related discomfort, as well as by people's natural curiosity. This article traces the history of entomology.

Timelines of entomology

• Timeline of entomology - prior to 1800
• Timeline of entomology - 1800-1850
• Timeline of entomology - 1850-1900
• Timeline of entomology - post 1900

History of classification

Many different classifications were proposed by early entomologists. It is important to realise that whilst many early names survive they are at different levels in the phylogenetic hierarchy . For instance many families were first published as genera. An example is the genus Mymar proposed by Alexander Henry Haliday in 1829 is now the family Mymaridae.

History of Forensic Entomology

Please see the History of Forensic Entomology page for more information on this subject

References

• Mathilde M. Carpenter, 1953 Bibliography of Biographies of Entomologists (Supplement) American Midland Naturalist, Vol. 50, No. 2 (Oct., 1953), pp. 257-348.
• Chou Io, 1990 A history of chinese entomology. translated by Wang Siming revised by Chou Io, Lu Kinsheng & Kang Shusen

External links

• Early Classifications
• Voyages of Exploration
• Insects and Military History
• Development of [[Diptera|Dipterology] in Czechoslovakia]
• Brief History of Forensic Entomology- Mark Benecke
• Browse books in the Missouri Botanic Gardens library
• Historic Moth illustrations
• History of the Lepidoptera collection USNM
• History of expeditions to Papua New Guinea
• History of Russian Entomological Society
• Victorian interst in Natural History NCSU
• Belle Epoque insects
• Herbals and Insects
• Citational Author Index
• A History of the Ecological Sciences Frank Egerton
• Smithsonian Institution Archives Systematic Entomology Laboratory, Photographs and Biographical Information,1797-1988.
• Followers of Lamarck]
• History of Natural History In French
• Voyages of Exploration In French